Merc C43 AMG - will not start!!

[shivvy]

Mr Shivvy is the (currently dubious) proud owner of this car however recently, it has started refusing to start. Initially it seemed to be something to do with the immobiliser because on one occassion it started after we both turned off the bluetooth on our mobiles!!

However in recent times it has become more temperamental - and more regularly. A load of months ago the gearbox went so he sourced one privately and had it fitted. It is in the Merc garage now and they are saying that the gearbox is not compatible enough and that maybe the problem (ie they won't touch any work that was done outside of a Merc dealership!)

Anyone else got any ideas?

I don't know if this is significant but before it started to refuse to start regularly, it had been acting strangely. He used to park it headfront into the drive so when it was time to reverse it out in the morning, it would take it 3-4 times before it would reverse. It would engage but then conk out 3-4 times.

Clearly I am clueless about motors (!!), but I would love it if an ABer could shine some light on this prob.

Cheers

Shivvy

[Toureman]

I doubt very much whether you will get any answer here to your problem with such an expensive high powered car!

Sourced a gearbox and had it fitted, now it won't work?

Tempremental starter?

Only merc dealers should do work on a complicated car like this.

[mr. flumpy]

i had problems with my c43.

does the starter turn and just not fire or is it that you turn the key and it wont turn over at all