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Title: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: (shakey) on 07 March 2008, 19:51
rite i put £10 in today and only got 30 miles i was keeping to the speed limit didnt put my foot down once,
i had it remapped  2 wks ago now,and put 18" wheels on,not really noticed it till i put that £10 in today.
is that bad and if so what is wrong with it,because i think i should be getting better consumption than that i hope so anyway :sick:
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: richw911 on 07 March 2008, 19:57
rite i put £10 in today and only got 30 miles i was keeping to the speed limit didnt put my foot down once,
i had it remapped  2 wks ago now,and put 18" wheels on,not really noticed it till i put that £10 in today.
is that bad and if so what is wrong with it,because i think i should be getting better consumption than that i hope so anyway :sick:

Seems that somthing is very wrong TBH. You should be getting double that!! Get it plugged into vag com asap - Could be a number of things.
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: (shakey) on 07 March 2008, 20:32
rite i put £10 in today and only got 30 miles i was keeping to the speed limit didnt put my foot down once,
i had it remapped  2 wks ago now,and put 18" wheels on,not really noticed it till i put that £10 in today.
is that bad and if so what is wrong with it,because i think i should be getting better consumption than that i hope so anyway :sick:

Seems that somthing is very wrong TBH. You should be getting double that!! Get it plugged into vag com asap - Could be a number of things.
you say a number of thing like what thow how bad can it be.
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: richw911 on 07 March 2008, 20:36
rite i put £10 in today and only got 30 miles i was keeping to the speed limit didnt put my foot down once,
i had it remapped  2 wks ago now,and put 18" wheels on,not really noticed it till i put that £10 in today.
is that bad and if so what is wrong with it,because i think i should be getting better consumption than that i hope so anyway :sick:

Seems that somthing is very wrong TBH. You should be getting double that!! Get it plugged into vag com asap - Could be a number of things.
you say a number of thing like what thow how bad can it be.

Maf sensor? O2 sensor? Throttle body dirty? Temp sender?  When was it last serviced?
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: (shakey) on 07 March 2008, 20:46
rite i put £10 in today and only got 30 miles i was keeping to the speed limit didnt put my foot down once,
i had it remapped  2 wks ago now,and put 18" wheels on,not really noticed it till i put that £10 in today.
is that bad and if so what is wrong with it,because i think i should be getting better consumption than that i hope so anyway :sick:

Seems that somthing is very wrong TBH. You should be getting double that!! Get it plugged into vag com asap - Could be a number of things.
you say a number of thing like what thow how bad can it be.

Maf sensor? O2 sensor? Throttle body dirty? Temp sender?  When was it last serviced?
i done it myself about 500 miles
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: richw911 on 07 March 2008, 20:51
rite i put £10 in today and only got 30 miles i was keeping to the speed limit didnt put my foot down once,
i had it remapped  2 wks ago now,and put 18" wheels on,not really noticed it till i put that £10 in today.
is that bad and if so what is wrong with it,because i think i should be getting better consumption than that i hope so anyway :sick:

Seems that somthing is very wrong TBH. You should be getting double that!! Get it plugged into vag com asap - Could be a number of things.
you say a number of thing like what thow how bad can it be.

Maf sensor? O2 sensor? Throttle body dirty? Temp sender?  When was it last serviced?
i done it myself about 500 miles

Sounds like your maf sensor to me. But as i say you really need to get it plugged in to know.
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: (shakey) on 07 March 2008, 20:54
rite i put £10 in today and only got 30 miles i was keeping to the speed limit didnt put my foot down once,
i had it remapped  2 wks ago now,and put 18" wheels on,not really noticed it till i put that £10 in today.
is that bad and if so what is wrong with it,because i think i should be getting better consumption than that i hope so anyway :sick:

Seems that somthing is very wrong TBH. You should be getting double that!! Get it plugged into vag com asap - Could be a number of things.
you say a number of thing like what thow how bad can it be.

Maf sensor? O2 sensor? Throttle body dirty? Temp sender?  When was it last serviced?
i done it myself about 500 miles

Sounds like your maf sensor to me. But as i say you really need to get it plugged in to know.
ok tar mt8 wil go see my mt8 tomorrow,where can i download vagcom software off so i can learn to do it myself.
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: richw911 on 07 March 2008, 20:57
rite i put £10 in today and only got 30 miles i was keeping to the speed limit didnt put my foot down once,
i had it remapped  2 wks ago now,and put 18" wheels on,not really noticed it till i put that £10 in today.
is that bad and if so what is wrong with it,because i think i should be getting better consumption than that i hope so anyway :sick:

Seems that somthing is very wrong TBH. You should be getting double that!! Get it plugged into vag com asap - Could be a number of things.
you say a number of thing like what thow how bad can it be.

Maf sensor? O2 sensor? Throttle body dirty? Temp sender?  When was it last serviced?
i done it myself about 500 miles

Sounds like your maf sensor to me. But as i say you really need to get it plugged in to know.
ok tar mt8 wil go see my mt8 tomorrow,where can i download vagcom software off so i can learn to do it myself.

http://www.ross-tech.com/
 You can download a free version here. You will need a lead - You will also have limited functions with the free one tho.
HTH
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: mk4Martin on 07 March 2008, 20:58
my maf went and thats the sort of return i was getting . rich is right in saying that you should be getting double that
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: (shakey) on 07 March 2008, 21:02
my maf went and thats the sort of return i was getting . rich is right in saying that you should be getting double that
if it was the maf how much am i lookin at for a new one.
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: richw911 on 07 March 2008, 21:07
my maf went and thats the sort of return i was getting . rich is right in saying that you should be getting double that
if it was the maf how much am i lookin at for a new one.

IIRC about £90
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: mk4Martin on 07 March 2008, 21:08
i paid 76 from CAS central auto supplies
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: MaXXeH on 07 March 2008, 21:21
i get 67miles to a 10er if i drive really nice
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: richw911 on 07 March 2008, 21:24
Ive heard that a lot of people have had probs with non genuine mafs, So my advice would be get a genuine one from VW or www.vagparts.co.uk

Buy quality once :afro:
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: (shakey) on 07 March 2008, 21:30
Ive heard that a lot of people have had probs with non genuine mafs, So my advice would be get a genuine one from VW or www.vagparts.co.uk

Buy quality once :afro:
thxs rich thats a good site looks like if its the maf thats where iam goin.
thxs all
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: richw911 on 07 March 2008, 21:35
Ive heard that a lot of people have had probs with non genuine mafs, So my advice would be get a genuine one from VW or www.vagparts.co.uk

Buy quality once :afro:
thxs rich thats a good site looks like if its the maf thats where iam goin.
thxs all

No probs mate,
 Just a thought you can get a fault code reader for about £30, will only read/clear fault codes but is a cheap option to find out what is wrong with her. Not a patch on vag com but you dont need a laptop :cool:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LATEST-VOLKSWAGEN-SEAT-SKODA-CAR-FAULT-CODE-READER-U281_W0QQitemZ380003049801QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: (shakey) on 07 March 2008, 21:45
Ive heard that a lot of people have had probs with non genuine mafs, So my advice would be get a genuine one from VW or www.vagparts.co.uk

Buy quality once :afro:
thxs rich thats a good site looks like if its the maf thats where iam goin.
thxs all

No probs mate,
 Just a thought you can get a fault code reader for about £30, will only read/clear fault codes but is a cheap option to find out what is wrong with her. Not a patch on vag com but you dont need a laptop :cool:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LATEST-VOLKSWAGEN-SEAT-SKODA-CAR-FAULT-CODE-READER-U281_W0QQitemZ380003049801QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thxs for that rich but i got a laptop the other day cheap so would like to get the vagcom is the vagcom easy to use.
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: richw911 on 07 March 2008, 21:47
Ive heard that a lot of people have had probs with non genuine mafs, So my advice would be get a genuine one from VW or www.vagparts.co.uk

Buy quality once :afro:
thxs rich thats a good site looks like if its the maf thats where iam goin.
thxs all

No probs mate,
 Just a thought you can get a fault code reader for about £30, will only read/clear fault codes but is a cheap option to find out what is wrong with her. Not a patch on vag com but you dont need a laptop :cool:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LATEST-VOLKSWAGEN-SEAT-SKODA-CAR-FAULT-CODE-READER-U281_W0QQitemZ380003049801QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thxs for that rich but i got a laptop the other day cheap so would like to get the vagcom is the vagcom easy to use.

Yes mate you will be fine  :smiley:
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: (shakey) on 07 March 2008, 21:50
Ive heard that a lot of people have had probs with non genuine mafs, So my advice would be get a genuine one from VW or www.vagparts.co.uk

Buy quality once :afro:
thxs rich thats a good site looks like if its the maf thats where iam goin.
thxs all

No probs mate,
 Just a thought you can get a fault code reader for about £30, will only read/clear fault codes but is a cheap option to find out what is wrong with her. Not a patch on vag com but you dont need a laptop :cool:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LATEST-VOLKSWAGEN-SEAT-SKODA-CAR-FAULT-CODE-READER-U281_W0QQitemZ380003049801QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thxs for that rich but i got a laptop the other day cheap so would like to get the vagcom is the vagcom easy to use.

Yes mate you will be fine  :smiley:
where can i get the software from any idea
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: richw911 on 07 March 2008, 21:53
Ive heard that a lot of people have had probs with non genuine mafs, So my advice would be get a genuine one from VW or www.vagparts.co.uk

Buy quality once :afro:
thxs rich thats a good site looks like if its the maf thats where iam goin.
thxs all

No probs mate,
 Just a thought you can get a fault code reader for about £30, will only read/clear fault codes but is a cheap option to find out what is wrong with her. Not a patch on vag com but you dont need a laptop :cool:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LATEST-VOLKSWAGEN-SEAT-SKODA-CAR-FAULT-CODE-READER-U281_W0QQitemZ380003049801QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thxs for that rich but i got a laptop the other day cheap so would like to get the vagcom is the vagcom easy to use.

Yes mate you will be fine  :smiley:
where can i get the software from any idea

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/download/
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: (shakey) on 07 March 2008, 21:59
Ive heard that a lot of people have had probs with non genuine mafs, So my advice would be get a genuine one from VW or www.vagparts.co.uk

Buy quality once :afro:
thxs rich thats a good site looks like if its the maf thats where iam goin.
thxs all

No probs mate,
 Just a thought you can get a fault code reader for about £30, will only read/clear fault codes but is a cheap option to find out what is wrong with her. Not a patch on vag com but you dont need a laptop :cool:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LATEST-VOLKSWAGEN-SEAT-SKODA-CAR-FAULT-CODE-READER-U281_W0QQitemZ380003049801QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thxs for that rich but i got a laptop the other day cheap so would like to get the vagcom is the vagcom easy to use.

Yes mate you will be fine  :smiley:
where can i get the software from any idea

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/download/
thxs rich but which one left or right one,plus what cable am looking for so i can plug and play.srrry to pester you
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: richw911 on 07 March 2008, 22:06
Ive heard that a lot of people have had probs with non genuine mafs, So my advice would be get a genuine one from VW or www.vagparts.co.uk

Buy quality once :afro:
thxs rich thats a good site looks like if its the maf thats where iam goin.
thxs all

No probs mate,
 Just a thought you can get a fault code reader for about £30, will only read/clear fault codes but is a cheap option to find out what is wrong with her. Not a patch on vag com but you dont need a laptop :cool:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LATEST-VOLKSWAGEN-SEAT-SKODA-CAR-FAULT-CODE-READER-U281_W0QQitemZ380003049801QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thxs for that rich but i got a laptop the other day cheap so would like to get the vagcom is the vagcom easy to use.

Yes mate you will be fine  :smiley:
where can i get the software from any idea

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/download/
thxs rich but which one left or right one,plus what cable am looking for so i can plug and play.srrry to pester you

409 on the right -  some of the lads have got this lead which comes with the free vag com:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGEN-AUDI-SEAT-SKODA-USB-VAG-COM-409-1-LEAD_W0QQitemZ380000690040QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: (shakey) on 07 March 2008, 22:10
Ive heard that a lot of people have had probs with non genuine mafs, So my advice would be get a genuine one from VW or www.vagparts.co.uk

Buy quality once :afro:
thxs rich thats a good site looks like if its the maf thats where iam goin.
thxs all

No probs mate,
 Just a thought you can get a fault code reader for about £30, will only read/clear fault codes but is a cheap option to find out what is wrong with her. Not a patch on vag com but you dont need a laptop :cool:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LATEST-VOLKSWAGEN-SEAT-SKODA-CAR-FAULT-CODE-READER-U281_W0QQitemZ380003049801QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thxs for that rich but i got a laptop the other day cheap so would like to get the vagcom is the vagcom easy to use.

Yes mate you will be fine  :smiley:
where can i get the software from any idea

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/download/
thxs rich but which one left or right one,plus what cable am looking for so i can plug and play.srrry to pester you

409 on the right -  some of the lads have got this lead which comes with the free vag com:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGEN-AUDI-SEAT-SKODA-USB-VAG-COM-409-1-LEAD_W0QQitemZ380000690040QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thxs very much rich you have been a great help cheers :smiley:
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: richw911 on 07 March 2008, 22:11
Ive heard that a lot of people have had probs with non genuine mafs, So my advice would be get a genuine one from VW or www.vagparts.co.uk

Buy quality once :afro:
thxs rich thats a good site looks like if its the maf thats where iam goin.
thxs all

No probs mate,
 Just a thought you can get a fault code reader for about £30, will only read/clear fault codes but is a cheap option to find out what is wrong with her. Not a patch on vag com but you dont need a laptop :cool:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LATEST-VOLKSWAGEN-SEAT-SKODA-CAR-FAULT-CODE-READER-U281_W0QQitemZ380003049801QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thxs for that rich but i got a laptop the other day cheap so would like to get the vagcom is the vagcom easy to use.

Yes mate you will be fine  :smiley:
where can i get the software from any idea

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/download/
thxs rich but which one left or right one,plus what cable am looking for so i can plug and play.srrry to pester you

409 on the right -  some of the lads have got this lead which comes with the free vag com:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGEN-AUDI-SEAT-SKODA-USB-VAG-COM-409-1-LEAD_W0QQitemZ380000690040QQihZ025QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thxs very much rich you have been a great help cheers :smiley:

Hay no probs at all bud  :wink:
Title: Re: £10 and only 30 miles
Post by: Rhyso on 08 March 2008, 10:12
my maf went and thats the sort of return i was getting . rich is right in saying that you should be getting double that
if it was the maf how much am i lookin at for a new one.

£70 exchange from the dealer - and get it from the dealer; don't buy Ebay cheaps sh!te. GSF may have them but its hit and miss if you get a pukka Bosch MAF