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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Rui on 30 March 2006, 15:59

Title: Air Mass Meter
Post by: Rui on 30 March 2006, 15:59

Hi all,

After having my pride and joy for over 7 years it now starting to play up on me.
Its been on the garage computers with no faults registered and the garage has suggested that it could be the air mass meter.

It also started to drink loads of petrol.
My baby is a VW Mark 2 gti 8V

Can anyone help??? Please. :smiley:

Title: Re: Air Mass Meter
Post by: Steve_B on 30 March 2006, 17:13

I was told that as well by a garage, turned out to be the blue temp sender. Worth checking first as it's much cheaper than a airflow meter.

Title: Re: Air Mass Meter
Post by: kkh120 on 31 March 2006, 09:25

See if someone cloase by will do a swap or has a spare before buying another.....unless you can pick it up for buttons on ebay!

Title: Re: Air Mass Meter
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 31 March 2006, 09:32

my airflow sensor definatley works so if you are near chertsey im happy for you to try mine out first to see if it makes a difference

Title: Re: Air Mass Meter
Post by: KINGS> on 31 March 2006, 09:37

as said change the temp sender first, and get one from main dealer as ive had a few from gsf which have gone faulty.. the reason this would cause the fuel consuption to go up is due to the cold start not switching off... if it was the air mass meter which is very rare, i can talk you through the steps of testing it and also ways of setting it up to make ur car perform better...

Title: Re: Air Mass Meter
Post by: jezza16v on 31 March 2006, 10:45

I keep seeing mention of the 'blue temp sender'  :huh: Does the 16v have one and if so where is it? I think there's four senders on the end of the head alone  :undecided: , three of them look the same. My car always smells a bit 'chokey' when ticking over so I wonder if this could be the cold start not switching off properly?

Title: Re: Air Mass Meter
Post by: rubjonny on 31 March 2006, 13:04

no blue temp sender on a 16v, but there are several temp senders which perform the same functions. All these senders are the same so feel free to mix n match, including the one for the dash gauge :)

Title: Re: Air Mass Meter
Post by: jezza16v on 31 March 2006, 14:15

Thanks for that info. I suppose as a test I could try each of the three in turn to see if they give the same reading on the temp guage?....... or am I missing something?  :undecided: ..... I'll look into it and see what happens  :smiley:

Title: Re: Air Mass Meter
Post by: rubjonny on 31 March 2006, 14:18

yup, should give you an idea if any are broken or reading differently to the rest :)

Title: Re: Air Mass Meter
Post by: Steve_B on 31 March 2006, 15:06

Just remembered I have a spare airflow meter if you need one. Let me know.

Title: Re: Air Mass Meter
Post by: mk2 sado on 01 April 2006, 02:52

my digifant had heavy consumption and an eratic idle-turned out2be the we rubber doofer between the crankcase ventilation valve and the rocker cover was split where it goes in2the rocker cover.Took ages2sus out but is only a couple of squid from VAG.got to be worth a check!!PS--DOOFER is not a technical term!!