Author Topic: Lost the Will  (Read 3552 times)

Offline bryanhickman7777

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Lost the Will
« on: 20 June 2015, 17:32 »
My cars been randomly kangarooing and misfiring always after about 20 mins of driving.
It got so bad today it was flying all over the place. Couldnt pick up any speed whatsoever.
It randomly stalls aswell, but always starts first time. (apart from today it really struggled).
So i forked out £240 for AA membership.
AA guy hooked it up to the diagnostic and it came up with a rev error or rev sensor, he goes the cars that old it might not even be telling us the truth.
He recommended going to a VW specialist (midland VW etc) and maybe there machine can be more accurate.
Its had new fuel filter, HT Leads, Spark Plugs, relatively knew dizzie, rotor arm and igniton coli (cars been off road for 15 months they were done within that same year prior to being offroad).
I've checked ECU relay after driving, very warm.
Very pissed off after wasting 240 quid.
I drove home fine afterwards (he did spray all the sensors and connections).
Seems to me that its some kind of heat issue triggering it.

P Reg 16v Anni.

Offline dragongreengolfgti

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Re: Lost the Will
« Reply #1 on: 20 June 2015, 18:08 »
new fuel filter ?
try the air mass sensor and put some vpower in her take it for a massive blast should be ok then :D

Offline bryanhickman7777

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Re: Lost the Will
« Reply #2 on: 20 June 2015, 18:13 »
Always use v power mate, used fuel injector cleaner 3 times aswell, two different brands.
Any pics of the air mass sensor?

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Re: Lost the Will
« Reply #3 on: 20 June 2015, 18:13 »
Plus ive had a new filter lol

Offline gasketface

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Re: Lost the Will
« Reply #4 on: 20 June 2015, 19:19 »
Crank sensor ?.Relay number 30 ?.

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Re: Lost the Will
« Reply #5 on: 20 June 2015, 19:24 »
I would just take it to a good mechanic and get the car checked over, no point guessing what it could or not could be. Stick some BG 44K in it too. Only 'snake oil' that actually works.

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Re: Lost the Will
« Reply #6 on: 21 June 2015, 15:02 »
If it's temperature related i.e. fine when cold and it's beginning to misfire once upto temp it could be the oxygen/lambda sensor  which has failed. Disconnecting it at the connector on top of the rear engine mount and taking it on a hot run should determine or eliminate it as the cause. If it runs normally with it disconnected then it needs replaced.


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Re: Lost the Will
« Reply #7 on: 21 June 2015, 21:14 »
Get a code reader and get the numbers.
Rev sensor/issue could be crank or hall sensors, both can give you issues as you described.
Jamo's suggestion is free and worth a hit but it's all finger in the air until it's scanned properly.
if the scan is clean then its back to the relays coil pump etc

Offline SimonG

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Re: Lost the Will
« Reply #8 on: 22 June 2015, 09:25 »
I know when my 16v juddered, no fault codes were given at all. I changed the ECU relay and it seemed to cure the problem. But as you have fault codes, there are areas to work round there first.

Did the AA fellow actually give you the fault code rather than the description?
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Re: Lost the Will
« Reply #9 on: 22 June 2015, 15:49 »
Its the Crank Sensor and i'm 100% on that.