I have a 1997 W210 E320 with 78,000 on the clock that has twice acted up in the past few weeks. Simply put, it did not start, and then after about a minute or so of chilling, it started right up. To go over all the details, the first time it was warm, and after a few hundred miles on the highway when stopping for a break. The other time it was cold, after sitting all day on the street.
Both times, I could hear the fuel pump priming when I turned the key to 'on,' however there was no smell of unburnt fuel from the pipe after cranking it a bit. There were no signs of misfiring, idiot lights, or anything else to indicate a problem. Then, in both cases, the car started and ran perfectly as if nothing happened after a minute of waiting.
Does anyone have any experience with this happening with their 210? I've only had the car for 10k and half a year, so this is really the first issue we've encountered. Any suggestions would be great.
JS