1994 Mercedes Benz SL500

1994 MERCEDES BENZ SL500
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DAVE GRAY
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Engine Performance problem
1994 Mercedes Benz SL500 V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic
Jul 21, 2008 at 4:13 PM
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GFIMOTORCARS
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You may be experiencing a crank shaft position sensor that is failing. When this begins to fail your vehicle will begin to hesitate and act irradic on acceleration as the vehicle looses the position of the crankshaft. Eventually the sensor will have a hard fault and the vehicle may begin to stall.
Jan 3, 2009 at 10:47 PM
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TREVOR JONES2
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i own the exact car and HAD the exact trouble , WHEN i changed the crank,cam,and coolant temp, NO CHANGE, then was told this model has deteriorating engine wire harness , also i changed STILL no change ,BUT THEN i changed BOTH distributor caps, and rotas,...ALL FIXED...REMOVE one of your dizzies and look for wear...good luck
Mar 7, 2017 at 10:10 PM
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Hey,

Great addition to this thread! Please feel free to help out on the site whenever it can add information that will help.

Best, Ken
Mar 10, 2017 at 11:31 AM
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