2001 Mercedes Benz E430 Repair Question
Topics covered: All wheel drive, Fuel injection, Fuel injector.
Mileage: No information provided.
Mileage: No information provided.
Asked on February 11, 2009
2001 Mercedes Benz E430 engine code
Computer problem
2001 Mercedes Benz E430 V8 All Wheel Drive Automatic
po170 po173
2001 Mercedes Benz E430 V8 All Wheel Drive Automatic
po170 po173
Answer
Replied on March 9, 2009
P0170: Self adaptation of idle mixture formation, right cylinder bank, to limit value of ME-SFI
P0173: Self adaptation of idle mixture formation, left cylinder bank, to limit value of ME-SFI
Your vehicle is running outside of the air fuel mixture limits of your vehicle fuel injection control module. This is more than likely causing a rich running condition. This can be caused by several components being faulty including your fuel pressure regulator, fuel injectors, MAF sensor just to name a few.