244 DL 1977 - running very rough
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244 DL 1977 - running very rough
Hi Everyone
just pickup a 1977 244 DL which has been sitting for a number of years. Was told it ran when parked but very rough.
2.1 Fuel injected engine.
can confirm after cleaning out the fuel filter and purging the old fuel out of the fuel line we managed to get her to start.
runs very rough, almost like a cylinder is not firing, touch the acelerator and she dies. Did manage to get it to rev up and run at higher revs starting the car with my foot on the accelerator. But quickly died again.
when running it would idle very rough shacking all over, touch the accelerator it would die and backfire a little.
not blowing any smoke or making any bad engine noises or rattles.
Felt like its missing a cyclinder
i also noticed the coil was getting quite hot, which concerned me.
it has had new distributor cap and leads fitted
purged the fuel and cleaned out the fuel line of stale fuel
my next things I’m going to look at are:
firing order in case the leads have been installed in the wrong order.
look at spark for each cyclinder to make sure we have all 4 cyclinders with spark
any tips with these old engines?
just pickup a 1977 244 DL which has been sitting for a number of years. Was told it ran when parked but very rough.
2.1 Fuel injected engine.
can confirm after cleaning out the fuel filter and purging the old fuel out of the fuel line we managed to get her to start.
runs very rough, almost like a cylinder is not firing, touch the acelerator and she dies. Did manage to get it to rev up and run at higher revs starting the car with my foot on the accelerator. But quickly died again.
when running it would idle very rough shacking all over, touch the accelerator it would die and backfire a little.
not blowing any smoke or making any bad engine noises or rattles.
Felt like its missing a cyclinder
i also noticed the coil was getting quite hot, which concerned me.
it has had new distributor cap and leads fitted
purged the fuel and cleaned out the fuel line of stale fuel
my next things I’m going to look at are:
firing order in case the leads have been installed in the wrong order.
look at spark for each cyclinder to make sure we have all 4 cyclinders with spark
any tips with these old engines?
Last edited by Brant; 02-09-2019 at 11:39 PM. Reason: Update
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I have replaced the seals on the injectors, cleaned the injectors, cleaned and gapped the new spark plugs.
Idles ok, but will not rev up above 2500rpm. Then a you release the accelerator revs pickup a little then back to idle.
Plugs are very black!
I don't have a compression tester, I did try spraying brake cleaner around the engine bay to see if she would idle up - No Change!
Next step seems to be take the intake manifold off. Seems to me like this car has been run for sometime with a poor tune.
Any suggestions.
Idles ok, but will not rev up above 2500rpm. Then a you release the accelerator revs pickup a little then back to idle.
Plugs are very black!
I don't have a compression tester, I did try spraying brake cleaner around the engine bay to see if she would idle up - No Change!
Next step seems to be take the intake manifold off. Seems to me like this car has been run for sometime with a poor tune.
Any suggestions.
#5
did you get a pop test run on the injectors when you had them out? a diesel injector shop has the setup to do that, or maybe a older indie mercedes or vw or even volvo shop.... but volvo stopped using CIS in about 1982, VW used it up to about 1989, Mercedes used it on their 6 cyls through 1992 ... its becoming a lost art.
the pop test should confirm two things, no fuel dribbling if the pressure is lower than the pop value, and even consistent spray patterns with the volume sprayed by each injector within 5-10% of the rest. My 1990 Mercedes 260E that sat for a long time before I got it turned out to need 4 of 6 injectors, we replaced all 6 for consistency, and its run like a new engine since.
the pop test should confirm two things, no fuel dribbling if the pressure is lower than the pop value, and even consistent spray patterns with the volume sprayed by each injector within 5-10% of the rest. My 1990 Mercedes 260E that sat for a long time before I got it turned out to need 4 of 6 injectors, we replaced all 6 for consistency, and its run like a new engine since.
#6
If your plugs are black and your coil is hot - that's an ignition problem. Here's a good basic explanation:
"Overheating ignition coils can be due to a number of causes. The symptoms are always the same though: poor or non-existent hot engine starting and rough running and misfiring whilst running.
The first is simply due to age: if it's traditional "wet" coil filled with transformer oil, then the oil can either leak out or simply break down with age. If so, the fix is simply to replace it and there are often modern compatible dry resin coils which do away with the oil filling completely. Dry resin coils can also fail with age or hard use, but it's far less common than with wet coils. A failing coil which usually works perfectly well be over-stressed if the vehicle is left idling for long periods on a hot day, such as during summer traffic jams. In such conditions, the coil will usually recover if the engine is turned off allowing the coil to cool down, but the damage caused by overheating is cumulative and the coil will become increasingly prone to overheating.
The second most common cause is a poorly tuned engine (if the vehicle is equipped with a distributor). If the ignition timing is incorrect or if the points gap has lessened due to wear then the coil can be energised for too long and will overheat. Note that the points gap and distributor timing are related: if the points are replaced or re-gapped, then the timing MUST be checked and reset both statically (engine not running, turned over by hand) and dynamically (engine running). Incorrect timing can also be down to a faulty or non-functional ignition advance and ****** mechanism. If you do not have ignition contact points, then there may be a fault with the electronic ignition module within the distributor.
If the vehicle has completely electronic ignition with no distributor then it's possible for faulty components to cause overheating coil. Most incorporate a variable dwell feature which prevents the coil from overheating when the engine is idling for extended periods. But I suspect this does not apply to your vehicle as you refer to a singular coil rather than the multiple (dry resin) coil packs mounted directly atop the spark plugs as per modern fully electronic ignitions. In any case, diagnosis of a fault with this set up requires electronic diagnostic tools."
"Overheating ignition coils can be due to a number of causes. The symptoms are always the same though: poor or non-existent hot engine starting and rough running and misfiring whilst running.
The first is simply due to age: if it's traditional "wet" coil filled with transformer oil, then the oil can either leak out or simply break down with age. If so, the fix is simply to replace it and there are often modern compatible dry resin coils which do away with the oil filling completely. Dry resin coils can also fail with age or hard use, but it's far less common than with wet coils. A failing coil which usually works perfectly well be over-stressed if the vehicle is left idling for long periods on a hot day, such as during summer traffic jams. In such conditions, the coil will usually recover if the engine is turned off allowing the coil to cool down, but the damage caused by overheating is cumulative and the coil will become increasingly prone to overheating.
The second most common cause is a poorly tuned engine (if the vehicle is equipped with a distributor). If the ignition timing is incorrect or if the points gap has lessened due to wear then the coil can be energised for too long and will overheat. Note that the points gap and distributor timing are related: if the points are replaced or re-gapped, then the timing MUST be checked and reset both statically (engine not running, turned over by hand) and dynamically (engine running). Incorrect timing can also be down to a faulty or non-functional ignition advance and ****** mechanism. If you do not have ignition contact points, then there may be a fault with the electronic ignition module within the distributor.
If the vehicle has completely electronic ignition with no distributor then it's possible for faulty components to cause overheating coil. Most incorporate a variable dwell feature which prevents the coil from overheating when the engine is idling for extended periods. But I suspect this does not apply to your vehicle as you refer to a singular coil rather than the multiple (dry resin) coil packs mounted directly atop the spark plugs as per modern fully electronic ignitions. In any case, diagnosis of a fault with this set up requires electronic diagnostic tools."
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Your are right swapped out the coil and adjusted the time. The car would now start to rev. So finally could see this old girl has the potential to make it back onto the street.
Then she stopped her and could not get her to restart!
at this point I just needed to walk away. Go back and start again.
lost
Then she stopped her and could not get her to restart!
at this point I just needed to walk away. Go back and start again.
lost
#10
Your are right swapped out the coil and adjusted the time. The car would now start to rev. So finally could see this old girl has the potential to make it back onto the street.
Then she stopped her and could not get her to restart!
at this point I just needed to walk away. Go back and start again.
lost
Then she stopped her and could not get her to restart!
at this point I just needed to walk away. Go back and start again.
lost
#11
i hear you!
I sounds like no spark. Just turns over, no sign of trying to fire.
But your right, more soon.
Thanks
brant
#12
Next time it stops spray some starting fluid in the throttle body while it's cranking and see if it responds. If it does then fuel problems. If it doesn't then back to ignition problems.
#13
going to take a multi meter and Check the bolts on the coil. The 244 is fuel injected so hard to get fuel into the engine.
i guess part of the problem trying to get her fired up, can’t get fuel in
anyway today is another day
#14
So had a quick look today
released the fuel line to the start injector, fuel cane spraying out. So seems good fuel pressure.
gave a spray of break cleaner into the air intake and tried to fire.
next step clean the injectors?
they are the old school brass nozzle, no electronics at the injector.
how can I text each one before. Going to the trouble of cleaning?
brant
released the fuel line to the start injector, fuel cane spraying out. So seems good fuel pressure.
gave a spray of break cleaner into the air intake and tried to fire.
next step clean the injectors?
they are the old school brass nozzle, no electronics at the injector.
how can I text each one before. Going to the trouble of cleaning?
brant
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