Starting again, 1% at a time. 100 ways to make £80!

ellesbellesxxx

Is car any better Happytails?

Happy V day everyone!!!!

My OH's house has a viewing today (only 3rd viewing in a year)... after selling my house 2 years ago, really hoping this is it!!!!! (must not get hopes up...)

Rushy

Hi HappyTails,

I'm told by the guys I work with that the P0170 is nearly always the 'MAF sensor' (Mass Air Flow) which is a sensor that monitors air flow in the engine, if it isn't working properly the Engine Management may not fuel the engine correctly leading to rough running, stalling, etc. This is the fault that is causing the engine light to come on as it's emissions related.

Easy to get to these units, normally on top of the engine, if lucky may just need cleaning, but may need replacing. Garage shouldn't charge more than 1/2 hr labour to change one on most cars.

I didn't get much help on the other code sorry.

I'm not saying you should act on the above advice, just that it's useful to bear in mind when a garage talks to you, so you know what they're talking about. Best thing is to look up the codes on-line I'm told. I'm no expert myself, I just work with some of these guys.

Hope this is of some help

happytails

Thanks rushy that is very helpful! My brother thought it was the maf sensor too and google also suggests this as first port of call. Going to rope the brother in on weekend to clean it and see if that helps. If not ill be ordering a maf sensor online next week and begging him to fit it the other code may be linked in to this first problem so might kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

Car got 300 miles out of a tank that should have gotten about 400 out of it so its definitely running rich

Rushy wrote: »

Hi HappyTails,

I'm told by the guys I work with that the P0170 is nearly always the 'MAF sensor' (Mass Air Flow) which is a sensor that monitors air flow in the engine, if it isn't working properly the Engine Management may not fuel the engine correctly leading to rough running, stalling, etc. This is the fault that is causing the engine light to come on as it's emissions related.

Easy to get to these units, normally on top of the engine, if lucky may just need cleaning, but may need replacing. Garage shouldn't charge more than 1/2 hr labour to change one on most cars.

I didn't get much help on the other code sorry.

I'm not saying you should act on the above advice, just that it's useful to bear in mind when a garage talks to you, so you know what they're talking about. Best thing is to look up the codes on-line I'm told. I'm no expert myself, I just work with some of these guys.

Hope this is of some help

Little_Miss_Uni-Debt

Hello all,

Hope the percenting is going well for everyone. Having a tough time of it lately. Just trying to keep on keeping on!

Rushy

Happytails...sounds like a plan. You clean them with a spray of some sort, just be very careful with the MAF sensor itself in the middle, as they are very easy to damage as very flimsy/delicate, you don't want to cause additional problems by manhandling it.

Hope it fixes it.

youareallhelpingme

I cleaned a maf sensor by leaving it stuck in a lemon overnight. Found that one on the internet!

craftingmad

Little_Miss_Uni-Debt wrote: »

Hello all,

Hope the percenting is going well for everyone. Having a tough time of it lately. Just trying to keep on keeping on!

Hope your Ok Little-Miss - sending lots of virtual hugs

Happytails - hope the car is fixed soon and doesnt cost a fortune xx:o

ThriftyFelicity

Updates!

1. Surveys: Redeemed £10 Waitrose voucher from Valued Opinions, but won't count it until received. Have done a few Ipsos surveys, and am going to be sticking with them.

2. Online panels. Nothing to report.

3. GPT: Super-duper excited to have found NeoBux, who pay waaay more than anyone else for CrowdFlower tasks. Joined 29 Jan, have netted almost $40 (£24.62) into my Paypal account since then--just from CF tasks. Also adding £5 Amazon credit from Swagbucks; £6.25 from iRazoo; £3.14 from Zoombucks; £15.69 from CantBeatFree; £2.32 from Yovia. Total GPT earnings now £128.66, so have achieved my 1% in this category :j

4. Amazon selling: Nothing to report.

5. Coupons: Used a 50p Velvet coupon to take total to £10.15.

6. Referrals: Nothing to report.

7. Homebrew: adding savings of £15.95 from homemade strawberry wine :drool: and £3.78 from cider, total now £70.43.

Kitchenbunny

Wow, I had completely forgotten I'd signed up to this challenge. Well, I've a small update to report. Loyalty points have now taken me to my next percent - that's 1% gained!

1% down, 99% to go. Hope you don't mind my reappearance after so long.

KB xx

happytails

Hi all nothing to declare, still on 50% but hoping to make a small extra payment at the end of the month - if the car passes its MOT.

Rushy, thanks for the help, my brother cleaned the MAF sensor on Friday and since then no light! :j Hopefully its done the job now and wont come on again, we will see!

I was really Ill fri/sat with D&V and it really took it out of me, so today ive been catching up on housework and taking the dog/kids out so nothing listed on Ebay, though i have packaged up 5 ebay items for the post office tomorrow (earnings from these went towards my daughters birthday presents).

Sarah x