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Originally Posted by Pauly Mac
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I ended up taking the car to the dealer. I was getting a constant P0300 code and the check engine light was on. The dealer told me that after 9 hrs of diagnostic time it was determined that the injection pump was bad and that I was not getting fuel to 2 of the 6 cylinders.
They checked the compression, timing, fuel injection timing, timing belt slack, fuel pressure, and fuel injectors. All fine.
The dealer rep said that there was a circuit board in the pump and it is bad since the fuel was not being delivered to two of the cylinders that were next to each other.
The dealer quoted me a price of $2000 just to replace the pump. I declined and am picking the vehicle up today. Any insights would be appreciated. I do not have $2000.
Thanks.
OM606, 1998, E300TD, W210
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That was a mistake taking it to the dealer. What did he charge you for 9 hours of diagnostic? If the car ran well before the head job, the IP does not just suddenly go bad. They just want to milk you. There was a forum member with low power, starting and stalling problem on his 84 Euro wagon who was also diagnosed with a bad IP by a shop to the tune of $2000 to replace. I fixed it for him by replacing his fuel line under the car which had a pinhole leak.