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1997 E300. Why does it crank slowly with abundant dark smoke?

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Dark smoke it nothing try better battery or new starter the smoke is unburnt fuel

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hi fozzy,gave me a chuckle......lambardi sensor...its a lambda probe.....or O2 sensor to us mortals.....because it happens when you brake to slow down,look for an air leak from the manifold to the brake vacuum can......

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SOURCE: Driver side fan motor smoking

Sounds like fan motor is on it way out try lubercating if problems reoccur replace motor

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SOURCE: I have a ford mondeo diesel tdci 130 2ltr 20006

sounds about right for what i think it is ,now remove the EGR valve and make a gasket from a coca cola can and do not cut the middle out ,so it blocks it off completely then try it as i am almost positive this is your problem .

Al Clark

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SOURCE: Have a craftsman 2012 21hp 46" cut motor turns 180

Pull the spark plugs and see what happens.
If it moves freely check the valve adjusment.

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Mercedes E240 1997. Its not even cranking. It might crank after a long while and starts then you drive ok. But the moment you switch the car off, it starts the same problem of no starting or cranking

called a DEAD starter motor, too. as in silent. (petrol or diesel)
but while silent can you hear the starterrelay click?
so jumper cable jump starts fail too?? to good car?
swap battery from good car to bad car yet?
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battery is bad, buy a new one. batteries can go intermittent too
alternator dead making battery fail.
Fuses bad, any. even the huge fuse for alternator blew up, in engine.bay fuse box..
battery lugs rusty any of 4 ends or loose or both.
key switch failing (alarm options here?)??????? LED glows in IMMO or alram?
starter relay bad.?
The transmission fails in Park and Neutral both ,always try both.

we have no E240 they year in uSA E300 yes.

wiki, searched to see what is there.
. In North America, the range also features two diesels, including both non-turbocharged (1996-1997)
"e230 code show Power is rated at 120 kW (160 PS; 160 hp) for the Belgian market for vehicles built between 08/1997-05/2000"
the Germane schematic a true horror that. unlike any others.

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I have a 1997 bmw 740i. Check engine light came on (matco tool read multiple misfire code on #1, 2, 3 & 6 cylinder). Exhaust has white/blue smoke pouring out.

Multiple misfires usually are caused by a bad crank sensor, some times it can be a bad cam sensor but that usually does not go bad.

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Sounds like catastrophic failure in the works if you don't get this to a service professional soon.

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On the drivers side fuel rail there is a shrader valve port with a blue cap, touch the shrader valve and see if gas squirts out, you may get a little to begin with, the crank the car and test is again, if you have nothing the second time then you are either out of gas or the fuel pump has failed.
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Sounds like a bad battery to me. Turns over really slowly? Also, be sure to check your oil, this is extremely important!

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Hey i got a 1997 honda accord the motor smoke alot so i swap a engine came out 1995 accord but the problem it dont have crank sensor so i dont have spark at all so how can i bypass it?hellp pleaseeeeeeeeee

you can't bypass this, this is a vital part of the engine's electronics that sends signals to the computer!!

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water dripping from the tailpipe (depends on how much) can always be an indication of blown read gasket.
white smoke is usually an indication of the vehicle burning rich, or with too much fuel.
dark colored smoke is usually an indication of the vehicle burning oil, leaking down into the cylinder heads.

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I have a 1997 Saturn SC2, it has an oil leak and is smoking bad

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It could be anything. Please describe "doesn't start", do you get power to you dash/headlights, etc? Does the starter wind up, and make a high whining sound. Does it crank very slowly, and die. Does it crank normally, but the engine refuses to fire?

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