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Offline Chris.

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Re: stuttery agu
« Reply #10 on: 11 December 2012, 00:37 »
AGU wont see a pressure drop, it will just run like crap.

A leaky/boost leak will cause bad running all the time when driving.

If its after 20mins of driving, i guess its fine when warming up and acting funny when fully warmed up??? whats your temp gauge doing?

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Re: stuttery agu
« Reply #11 on: 11 December 2012, 18:44 »
AGU wont see a pressure drop, it will just run like crap.

A leaky/boost leak will cause bad running all the time when driving.

If its after 20mins of driving, i guess its fine when warming up and acting funny when fully warmed up??? whats your temp gauge doing?

Hi chris, yes mate its fine when warming up ,my temp gauge was all over the shop and I thought this must be the issue so I replaced the stat and the temp sender,now it seems to warm up at the correct rate and stay solid at 90 but still have this jerkiness on light throttle giving my engine mounts a little workout.

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Re: stuttery agu
« Reply #12 on: 15 December 2012, 01:12 »
any better with maf disconnected when stuttering?

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Re: stuttery agu
« Reply #13 on: 15 December 2012, 15:48 »
Ive not tried unplugging the maf yet, i changed the fuel filter and tried another fuel pump relay today,it does seem better but not 100% convinced yet,maf is new but none gen :undecided:

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Re: stuttery agu
« Reply #14 on: 15 December 2012, 16:16 »


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Re: stuttery agu
« Reply #15 on: 15 December 2012, 17:33 »
patent parts - in particular when it comes to the MAF, is often a case of hit and miss. Although it is quite deer for genuine MAF it does prove a worthwhile investment.

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Re: stuttery agu
« Reply #16 on: 15 December 2012, 18:17 »
So can my cheap maf be tested to see if its doing the job correctly?

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Re: stuttery agu
« Reply #17 on: 15 December 2012, 18:52 »
Dont think so.

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Re: stuttery agu
« Reply #18 on: 16 December 2012, 14:05 »
Its the MAF everybody its the MAF  :laugh: Why on earth did I think I could get away with a cheapo version  :grin: Unplugged it stutter gone, plugged it back in and it was back like night and day,so running without until I get it sorted,i noticed with MAF unplugged there is very little boost,is this a kind of self protection kicking in?

Thanks for all your help guys ,now I need to get back to the mk3 section before I start fancying a 4  :grin:

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Re: stuttery agu
« Reply #19 on: 16 December 2012, 14:07 »
So can my cheap maf be tested to see if its doing the job correctly?

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