U1268 DTC For Mercedes Benz W123

Mercedes Benz W123 Engine Specifications:
Engine Type :Multi-Cylinder Engine
Cylinder Type :Opposite Piston Engine
Engine Air Intake Process :Naturally Aspirated

Your Mercedes Benz W123 engine control system detects a problem, the computer stores the diagnostic trouble code U1268 in its memory. To figure out what is wrong with your vehicle you must first extract the U1268 DTC For Mercedes Benz W123.

Another consequence of U1268 Mercedes Benz W123 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.

U1268 Mercedes Benz W123 DTC Meaning

U Network Code - Problem is climate control system, lighting, airbags, etc.
1 MFG - Manufacturer Specific
2 Computer And Auxiliary Outputs
6 Vehicle Speed Output Circuit
8 Park/Neutral Postion (PNP) Switch Circuit Engine Torque Signal Circuit

If your U1268 Mercedes Benz W123 check engine light is illuminated, it's best to take it in for diagnostic testing, which can feel like a hassle. Because while the lights vary in appearance from vehicle to vehicle, all have the same basic meaning: There's a problem with the car's emissions system. The on-board diagnostics system U1268 and engine control unit are in charge of monitoring a bunch of different U1268 DTC For Mercedes Benz W123, and if they get a reading that's a little out of whack, up pops the check engine light.

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