2001 Mercedes Benz MB100 engine revs

MICHAEL DUNNE

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2001 MERCEDES BENZ MB100
2.2L
4 CYL
FWD
MANUAL
280,000 MILES

After driving it a few klms stop at lights or roundabout engine revs high and cant change gears switch off and restart I just drove 1600 klms with no other probs till I stop again two auto elecs could not find problem hope you can help 50

Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 AT 9:28 PM

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Do you mean that the engine ribs high without pushing the accelerator pedal? If it does you may have a throttle position sensor that's going bad. When the engine revs hi it's impossible to shift into gear on any car