Old problem with car reappeared

hemophobic

Maybe it is the idle control valve then not the MAF as they were replaced at the same time.

diable

you need a diag on the car to see what comes up hen reset it and see what comes up in a month

hemophobic

diable wrote: »

you need a diag on the car to see what comes up hen reset it and see what comes up in a month

What will this do? I took it to the garage before and they hooked it up to a computer but they didn't find anything.

reeac

hemophobic wrote: »

What will this do? I took it to the garage before and they hooked it up to a computer but they didn't find anything.

I once used to get an intermittent complete loss of power with a fuel injection Montego. After an incident when I temporarily lost all power when in the righthand lane of the M25 in the dark and rain I had a good look under the bonnet. I pulled and pushed all the wiring harness whilst the engine was running and found that the leads which led to the air sensor were the problem. I noticed that they were stretched tightly and I managed to pull some slack in from further along on the harness and then the problem went away. Cost? Zero, so worth a try.

hubert_cumberdale

reeac wrote: »

I once used to get an intermittent complete loss of power with a fuel injection Montego. After an incident when I temporarily lost all power when in the righthand lane of the M25 in the dark and rain I had a good look under the bonnet. I pulled and pushed all the wiring harness whilst the engine was running and found that the leads which led to the air sensor were the problem. I noticed that they were stretched tightly and I managed to pull some slack in from further along on the harness and then the problem went away. Cost? Zero, so worth a try.

was that a vauxhall by anychance

colino

It sounds like a £30 ebay MAF was fitted but you were charged full whack. 18 months is not bad for a pattern part and as its easy to change yourself (and is very unlikely to show up as the direct fault if scanned) is likely to be a cheap fix.

reeac

hubert_cumberdale wrote: »

was that a vauxhall by anychance

No, the Montego was an Austin model back in the 1980s. The one in question was a 1986 Vanden Plas version which I bought at an auction.

hubert_cumberdale

cool i used to have a montego turbo that was amazing

boyse7en

Cheap MAF aren't worth fitting - get a proper Bosch one. They are easy to fit (well, depending on access, but they are just undo 2 screws, old one out, new one in, tighten screws, refit wiring plug)

hubert_cumberdale

i would also roll the rubber sleve back on the plug and check that they arent all green and crusty as that is a common problemo