Injection light (car stalls)

[155Super]

Hi guys!

I really hope somebody can help me.

For a while now the car would jerk and the injection light came on, but the momentum restarted the engine each time. Last Friday my 1996 155 2.0 16V Super dropped me. When I got in the car after a movie, the engine just turned over with no attempt to fire. The injection light stayed on. I had to flatbed it home. Currently I do not drive with the car, but when idling, it just cuts out all by itself and I need to restart it.

I have read on this BB about the Lambda sensor and the evil things it can do to our cars. Also mentioned is the diagnostic mode. I tried it yesterday evening with my car (the battery was disconnected for 2 days) but nothing happened.

The procedure I tried was to switch the ignition on so that the red lights all come on and then pressing the accelerator 5 times to the floor. Allthough the computer must have been clean from the disconnected battery, at least the 4-4-4-4 code should have been displayed?

Any advise will be highly appreciated.

Regards

Derik
South Africa

[KSZ]

Hi,

I had some problems with my car running very unstable, only at full throttle it would run ok.

The dealer did a motortest and told me it could be the airflow sensor or the lambda sensor, but he was sure it was the airflow sensor.

Ok, so I went out and bought the airflow sensor and fitted it.
BUT the car still ran like shit, and the dealer wouldn´t take the part back. That´s about $450 out the window :(

Next I bought the lambda sensor, and as I pulled the old one out I noticed that it made a rattling sound if I shaked it.

Well that did the trick, now my car is running perfect again.
But I will never trust a dealer again.

Brgds
Kim

[155Super]

Hi Kim

I know I will have to go to the stealership for a diagnosis :-{ , but I am trying to get as much info as possible on probable causes so as to be technically able to question their diagnosis. I have not got the bucks to let a dealer try and fix it. It has to be right first time...

It seems on our beloved cars there are mainly two problems. Lambda sensor and temperature sensor (the one with the blue connector?). The combination of these two can wreak havoc apparently.

Ciao! !hello!