97 C230 Failed Smog Test?

Tiny
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Hi I have a 1997 C230 Benz.

I have failed the CA smog test and wanted to see if anyone can help me out.

Below is a picture of the Report.

http://tinyurl.com/MyTestSmogResult932132

Anyway please help me! thank you for your time.
Monday, May 7th, 2012 AT 1:50 AM

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Tiny
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Your idling issue could be a bad or slow o2, vacuum leak or mass air flow.

You need a good shop to check it for you to confirm.

Roy
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Monday, May 7th, 2012 AT 3:12 AM
Tiny
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So I ordered a MAF (Part #0000940948) trying to find get the 02 for the best price but trying to find upstream and downstream right?

Could there be anything else that would be the problem with it passing the smog?

Thank You For Your Help!
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 AT 7:53 PM
Tiny
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I did not say to replace them as it could be something else too. You need someone to diag it correctly and then they can tell you what needs to be replaced.

Roy
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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 AT 1:21 AM
Tiny
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I figured out a few things about the car, like the battery that was in the car was not holding a charge because I switched the battery with a Duralast Gold and now it stays charged without any starting problems. Aside from that I have 2 CEL codes now.

1. P0341 (Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Range/Performance)
2. P0136 (Oxygen O2 Sensor Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 1, Sensor 2))

The 2nd code just showed up until after I came back from driving the car around for a bit.
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Thursday, May 10th, 2012 AT 7:03 PM
Tiny
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The 341 code be a bad sensor but needs to be confirmed with a scan tool. It could be wiring or a timing issue as well.

The 136 could be a vacuum leak as well as a lazy sensor. This can be confirmed with a scan tool monitoring the long term trims

Roy
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Sunday, May 13th, 2012 AT 4:19 PM

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