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Offline Craiglannon

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Intake manifold pressure sensor
« on: 23 February 2011, 15:46 »
After thinking the car was fixed re motd failed again diagnostics threw up lamba was f**ked along with other things

one thing though was intake manifold pressure sensor

not 100% sure where it is:/

someone on here got an idea?

The car is a mk3 golf gti 16v abf engine

Cheers help much appreciated
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: Intake manifold pressure sensor
« Reply #1 on: 23 February 2011, 15:55 »
its in the ECU, its prob the vac line from the ecu to the inlet/brake servo is damaged rather than the map sensor itself
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Re: Intake manifold pressure sensor
« Reply #2 on: 23 February 2011, 16:10 »
Is this the brown and the black line running into the airbox ?
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Re: Intake manifold pressure sensor
« Reply #3 on: 23 February 2011, 16:12 »
No, it's a vac line running from behind the manifold to the ECU.
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Re: Intake manifold pressure sensor
« Reply #4 on: 23 February 2011, 16:13 »
Here.




The blue vac line at the top of the picture.
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Offline Craiglannon

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Re: Intake manifold pressure sensor
« Reply #5 on: 23 February 2011, 16:17 »
Got it it's split right at the manifold

Cheers

any ideas where I will get a new one ?
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Re: Intake manifold pressure sensor
« Reply #6 on: 23 February 2011, 16:35 »
Any motor place/DIY store should sell vac piping.
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Offline Craiglannon

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Re: Intake manifold pressure sensor
« Reply #7 on: 23 February 2011, 16:57 »
Sorted I just cut off the bit with the rip on it thankfully just a small bit then re attached the hose car is iydlin perfect now just need to pit the new lamba sensor on
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Offline Craiglannon

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Re: Intake manifold pressure sensor
« Reply #8 on: 24 February 2011, 17:45 »
Got the new lambda sensor today from vw £110 seemed not to bad

going to fit it tommorrow do I need to drop the whole exhaust off to get to it ?
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Re: Intake manifold pressure sensor
« Reply #9 on: 27 February 2011, 14:47 »
£110??? :shocked: wtf? all i know VW use bosch? (well for the mk3 anyway (and i got mine for £50) i think
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