C3380 DTC For Mercedes Benz 260

Mercedes Benz 260 Engine Specifications:
Engine Type :Single Cylinder Engine
Cylinder Type :Opposed Cylinder Engine
Engine Air Intake Process :Turbocharged Engine

Your Mercedes Benz 260 engine control system detects a problem, the computer stores the diagnostic trouble code C3380 in its memory. To figure out what is wrong with your vehicle you must first extract the C3380 DTC For Mercedes Benz 260.

Another consequence of C3380 Mercedes Benz 260 engine overheating may be a blown head gasket. Heat makes aluminum swell almost three times faster than cast iron. Thermal stress can distort the head and make it swell in areas that are hottest like those between exhaust valves in adjoining cylinders, and areas that have restricted coolant flow like the narrow area that separates the cylinders. The typical aluminum head swells most in the middle, which can crush the head gasket if the head gets too hot. This will usually cause the head gasket to leak compression between adjacent cylinders, or leak coolant into the cylinders.

C3380 Mercedes Benz 260 DTC Meaning

C Chassis Code - Problem is controller area network wiring bus and modules.
3 SAE - Generic
3 IC Module 4X Ref Circuit Intermittent, No Pulses
8 Crankshaft Position Sensor Circuit Performance
0 Transmission Engaged At High Throttle Angle

While fuel economy was increased, acceleration was seriously compromised, and the loss of engine vacuum led to a dangerous loss of braking assist when the C3380 Mercedes Benz 260 code system was in four-cylinder mode. In addition to these issues, while the company proposed a hydraulically controlled system that could be switched from within the car, the version they implemented had to be manually changed in the engine compartment using hand tools.

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