MercedesCheck Engine Light - 5 codes

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P0141 Bank 1, Sensor 2
P0136-Bank 1 Sensor 2
P0300
P0410
P0302 Cyl Misfire.


Car runs fine, new spark plugs around 22k miles ago.

I imagine that at least the Oxygen sensor is bad, since two codes were thrown for the same one....could it trigger the misfires?

'01 SLK320 Mercedes
 
No, the other way around. The misfire could trigger O2 sensor out of range faults.

P0300 and P0302 are misfire codes. 300 is random misfire and 302 is specific to cylinder 2. P0410 is a secondary air injection malfunction. That MIGHT be the source of all the problems. I would go after that code first and see if it clears the misfire. If it doesn't go after the misfire. Leave the O2 codes for last. They might clear if you fix the other issues.
 
Hmmmm- I pulled this off an OBDII website- says the opposite of what you sugggested:

A code P0302 may mean that one or more of the following has happened:

Faulty spark plug or wire
Faulty coil (pack)
Faulty oxygen sensor(s)
Faulty fuel injector
Burned exhaust valve
Faulty catalytic converter(s)
Running out of fuel
Poor compression
Defective computer
 
The only Mercedes engines I've ever worked on are their diesel engines in class 8 trucks... so take this for what it's worth. But generally speaking, a missfire will cause an oxygen sensor code. The question is what's causing the misfire.

I'd have to read up about that secondary air injection code to give a firm opinion on the matter... but I don't see how the secondary air injection system could cause a misfire. I'd be interested to know how this code is tripped.

Personally, I'd be checking into the missfire, but I think Axe Man is on the right track.
 
That sensor (BANK 1 SENSOR 2)is the catalyst monitor, not the primary O2 sensor, it will not cause performance concerns. You have a code for the heater circuit, as well as a faulty sensor. If you are lucky it will be a straight sensor swap. Ohm the heater circuit in the sensor, verify voltage at the harness connector with the key on. Sometimes road damage will kill the sensor or tear up a harness. Some O2 heater circuits have individual fuses that burn when a short occurs. Simple stuff first before you slam a new sensor on it.

You have a P0300, as well as a P0302. This means there was a general missfire spread across multiple cylinders. Cyl #2 happened to code first. Look for a problem that is common to all of the cylinders, don't concentrate on #2 exclusively. See below.

Agree with Axe Man as well. A bad diverter valve or dump valve will puke fresh air into the exhaust system at the wrong time/place and screw up the O2 readings enough to cause an intermittent missfire. Many systems use the primary O2 sensors as the monitor to verify the AIR system is operating properly. The PCM looks for the increased O2 in the exh when the AIR system is commanded "on". If the O2 sensor voltage changes, the system is working, no O2 voltage change, the AIR pump/valves are suspect. If the AIR system is injecting air when it isn't supposed to, you will often get lean codes as well.

If the secondary air aystem is totally inop, then I don't see how it would cause a missfire code. The only times I have seen them cause missfire codes was due to bad diverter/dump valves.
The newer electric air pumps don't usually have a dump valve to worry with.
 
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