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Title: daft maf question maybe
Post by: bobreece on 22 March 2010, 20:47

seen this but is not a bosch one it it impotant to get a bosch one or not was told a while ago to stay away from ebay ones but this from eurocarparts so thought should be fine?
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_1.9_2004/p/Car-Parts/Engine-Parts/Fuel-and-Engine-Management/Engine-Management-Sensors/?460441741&1&42cf123ebd2e6cec8bd6b8284efc2354c6479b80&AFME

also the ones a eurocarparts bosch ones say there is a surge charge as the are recondiotioned so obviously not brand new whats all that about?
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: Rhyso on 22 March 2010, 20:50
pretty much all MAF's are reconditioned these days

Don't know of any brand spanking new ones for sale
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: bobreece on 22 March 2010, 20:58
so would you say the one in the link above is fine?
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: Rhyso on 22 March 2010, 21:07
Quote from: bobreece on 22 March 2010, 20:58
so would you say the one in the link above is fine?

what's wrong with your current one??
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: bobreece on 22 March 2010, 21:10
a while back i had loss of power bad mpg and the car was not pulling like it used to so i saw a thread on cleaning the maf did that and it work everything went back to being good then it went the same again about 3 months later and a month ago i had to clean it again same syptoms but now its doing the same problems and carnt be bothered to keep trying to clean it when its getting worse so thought i would just get new one
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: Rhyso on 22 March 2010, 21:12
Quote from: bobreece on 22 March 2010, 21:10
a while back i had loss of power bad mpg and the car was not pulling like it used to so i saw a thread on cleaning the maf did that and it work everything went back to being good then it went the same again about 3 months later and a month ago i had to clean it again same syptoms but now its doing the same problems and carnt be bothered to keep trying to clean it when its getting worse so thought i would just get new one

fair enough as if you had said there was nothing wrong I would have said don't bother changing it

More often then not the 'new' MAF is worse than the current one

I'm still on the original fitted back at the factory  :undecided:
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: bobreece on 22 March 2010, 21:18
why is it worse?
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: Rhyso on 22 March 2010, 21:24
Quote from: bobreece on 22 March 2010, 21:18
why is it worse?


loads of them fail out the box.  Dai-Cymru bought one from VW and it turns out the resistor fell out causing his running problems
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: bobreece on 22 March 2010, 21:27
surely if that happens you can just send it back? now am not sure what to do
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: Rhyso on 22 March 2010, 21:31
Quote from: bobreece on 22 March 2010, 21:27
surely if that happens you can just send it back? now am not sure what to do

well obviously yeah

I'm just warning you to double check what you actually get
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: bobreece on 22 March 2010, 21:36
also when i put my foot down the car judders slighty likes its struggling them takes off. u think this is maf related?
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: richw911 on 22 March 2010, 22:32
Quote from: bobreece on 22 March 2010, 21:36
also when i put my foot down the car judders slighty likes its struggling them takes off. u think this is maf related?

Is it giving a maf fault code?
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: topher on 22 March 2010, 22:35
sticky vnt!
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: bobreece on 23 March 2010, 03:00
Quote from: topher on 22 March 2010, 22:35
sticky vnt!
how to fix that then??
Title: Re: daft maf question maybe
Post by: bobreece on 23 March 2010, 19:35
Quote from: bobreece on 23 March 2010, 03:00
Quote from: topher on 22 March 2010, 22:35
sticky vnt!
how to fix that then??
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