I don't know what exactly to call this car. It goes by model X47 as far as I can tell, at least on the title. That came from the vin number I Guess, YV1AX4748D1938015. It was purchased new in Germany and brought to the U.S. It wont run and I have been trying to figure it out. It trys to start while turning over but just wont go all the way. It has what I think is a CIS type injection system in it and no intercooler. I have been replacing and testing sensors and relays for a while with no luck. It acts like the timming is out of whack. I turn the distributer a little and it seems to help but still wont start. I'm thinking about pulling the whole dist out and turning it a little so I can get some more adjusting room. I've changed all of the vacuum lines to new ones and really need a routing diagram for the vacuum lines. I have two that come from the control pres regulator and a few others I'm not to sure about. The car only has 144,000 miles on it and is in pretty good shape. Does this type of engine have a Mass Airflow Sensor? If so where is it? I've looked everywhere. Any help to get me going would be appreciated.

 

No mass flow sensor on it.
Has it been sitting for a while?

Do you hear a buzzing by the intake while trying to start it?

 

Thanks for the Info. I didn't think it had a mass air sensor. Yes it has been sitting for a long time. I pulled the intank pump out and found the pump and sending unit completely covered in rust and the pump not working. The tank was also completely full of gas. About 2 year old gas. I pumped it all out and it was dark brown but had no water in it. The tank was also full of rust. Anyway, I'm going to get another tank and pump and fresh gas and try it again. Do you think the car will run on just the main external pump? I'm going to try to run some good gas out of a can with a hose directly at the main pump and see if that will at least get it started. Thanks again.

 

For testing purposes it might run. I would not assemble it without a working intank pump.
That will make the Main pump burn up faster.

 

I ran into this EXACT problem with my 240 wagon. Gas starts to degrade into a laquer type material after only 6 months and progresses exponentialy once it starts. After a year, its about 60/40 gas to laquer...after two years there's bearly any gas left. Not only is the laquer material bad for your fuel system but it explodes at a lower temperature causing all kinds of misfireing and timing issues. I'm sure i did more damage to mine than i think but the minute i put some new gas in it (and a new battery) she started like a champ.