Mercedes C280 acceleration issue

Asked by Jim Mar 24, 2019 at 05:40 PM about the 1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C 280

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Car was shaking in idle and accelerated very
slowly and RPMs won’t go over 3000 even
once the car gets up to speed. Car goes
5mph up hills. Checked it out and cylinder 5
wasn’t firing so changed the spark plugs. Still
having same issues.

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