changed maf twice and its worse!

[jason-jm]

va com'd my car and it said maf signal reading low, I ordered a new maf, fitted it and it wouldnt go over 3k RPM...

so I sent it back and ordered another from gsf car parts...

to my amazement same result!

I disconnected the ecu for 15 mins before trying again and it made no difference



help?

 

[PhilW]

Is it a proper bosch part?

 

[jason-jm]

magnet marelli

The company says its oem.. and suggest there something else wrong with my car as theyve never had one back...

 

[PhilW]

Take it back and get a proper bosch one. Bosch is the only OEM one for our cars no matter what they say.

 

[jason-jm]

I was told it would be bosch I was recieving...

So you reckon its down to not being oem?

 

[PhilW]

Yeah. Stick to the (crappy) bosch units.

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Eurocarparts they are £65 with your old unit in exchange

 

[jason-jm]

im gonna wait for my money back off both company's first I reckon...

then Il see about getting a bosch... its not undrivable atm, Just lacking power and seems to be getting worse by the week..

 

[mrk]

let us know how you get on

 

[acidstrato]

with the maf unplugged it should run fine if the maf is your only issue

 

[jason-jm]

Vagcom said signal low...

So if I just unplug the MAF it should run 100%?

 

[PhilW]

It will run on default fueling map. Rich/lean in certain circumstances. Will be ok for a while dont worry.

 

[jason-jm]

standard map as in my stage 1 map or factory map? It runs ok now I just know its not running at what it should be.... 200bhp


feels more like 160ish

Sometimes Im like then other times its like ermmm wheres the turbo..

I might just leave it for a week or so until I get a genuine bosch and then Il see what happens

 

[PhilW]

Why are you putting off gettin a proper MAF?

 

[jason-jm]

Im not lol, Im gonna wait for both company's to refund my money.. one is £70 and the other is £100

I cant afford to fork out another £108 to europarts just yet, so il wait a week or so for my £170+ and then buy a genuine bosch

 

[mrk]

So if I just unplug the MAF it should run 100%?

if its the maf thats causing the problem then yes

 

[RichN]

I had a similar problem, except it was ECP who provided the wrong part. They gave me a similar one for a TDI. Make sure the housing is the same, and check the part numbers match from the part number Sticky thread in this section.

By the way, if you exchange your broken Bosch unit it will be nearer £50 ish (maybe less, i forget) with ECP. ...or if you get a daft branch they will agree to the swap price, and then forget to see it through, if you go in person. Can happen! ;-)

 

[mrk]

check the part numbers match from the part number Sticky thread in this section.

where, cant find it