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Engine Changes To Limp-Home Mode And/Or Has Insufficient Power (LI14.20-P-044911)

Publication date: 2009-01-15
Reference number: LI14.20-P-044911
Supersedes refnos: 14.20/22

ENGINE CHANGES TO LIMP-HOME MODE AND/OR HAS INSUFFICIENT POWER

ENGINE CHANGES TO LIMP-HOME MODE AND/OR HAS INSUFFICIENT POWER

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

Reference Number(s): LI14.20-P-044911 Version 1 (T-B-14.20/22, August 20, 2007), Date of Issue:  January 15, 2009
Mercedes-Benz: Model 164.122/822; Model 251.122
Design Group: 14.20 Exhaust gas recirculation
Reason For Change:

COMPLAINT

Engine Changes to Limp-Home Mode and/or Has Insufficient Power

CAUSE

Exhaust gas recirculation control

REMEDY

If you receive customer reports in the above model vehicles that the engine changes to limp-home mode and/or has insufficient power, please follow the steps below to resolve.

  1. Read out fault memory of CDI control unit.
  2. Observe actual values of air mass and specified values of air mass in DAS fault freeze frame data.
  3. If actual value for the air mass is greater than the specified value in DAS fault freeze frame data for fault code 2355-002, remove and examine the exhaust gas recirculation line.
  4. Compare the exhaust gas recirculation line from the vehicle with Fig 1 (attached).
  5. If distorted, replace the exhaust gas recirculation line. Refer to WIS document AR14.10-P-3915GZB - Remove/ Install exhaust manifold (step 12, figure 4) for Model 164 or WIS document AR14.10-P-3915RTB - Remove/ install exhaust manifold (step 12, figure 4) for Model 251.
NOTE: In Fig 1, the inner tube of the exhaust gas recirculation line is distorted or has contracted inwards. Due to this, the exhaust gas recirculation line is almost completely blocked.
NOTE: The following allowable labor operations should be used when submitting a warranty claim for this repair. This information has been generated on August 20, 2007. Please refer to Netstar -> Star TekInfo -> Star Time for the most current labor time allowance.

ATTACHMENTS

Fig 1: Exhaust Gas Recirculation Line
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CDI5-COMMON RAIL DIESEL INJECTION (M CLASS 164, GL CLASS 164, R CLASS 251)

Control Unit Fault Code Fault Text
CDI5-Common Rail Diesel Injection (M Class 164, GL Class 164, R Class 251) 2355(002) Check system 'Exhaust gas recirculation control'.
The air mass is too large.

SYMPTOMS

SYMPTOMS

Power generation / Engine performance / Engine management / Goes into limp-home mode /
Power generation / Engine performance / Engine management / No/poor output /
Power generation / Engine performance / Engine management / Poor acceleration /

PARTS

PARTS

Part number Designation Qty Note EPC Non- EPC
A642 140 03 08 Exhaust gas recirculation line 1     X

WORK UNITS

WORK UNITS

Op. no. Operation text Time Damage code Note
54-1011 SHORT TEST, PERFORM 0.3 hrs. 14414 F7 Model Indicators: BD, EB, Z4
54-1012 TEST PROGRAM - AFTER SHORT TEST, PERFORM 0.5 hrs.   Model Indicators: BD, EB, Z4
14-7815 EXHAUST GAS RECIRC. LINE LEADING FROM MIXING CHAMBER TO COOLING MODULE, REPLACE 1.4 hrs.   If necessary Model Indicators: EB, Z4
14-7815 EXHAUST GAS RECIRC. LINE LEADING FROM MIXING CHAMBER TO COOLING MODULE, REPLACE 1.6 hrs.   If necessary Model Indicator: BD

WIS-REFERENCES

WIS-REFERENCES

Document number Title Note Allocation
AR14.10-P-3915GZB Remove/install exhaust manifold Model 164 Remedy
AR14.10-P-3915RTB Remove/install exhaust manifold Model 251 Remedy