[Vwdiesel] *help! bucking & smoking*

[James Hansen]

I would recommend our gracious site host.
That's IDparts.com, no?
You have to watch, the cheap ones have a high failure rate too.
-james

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rolf Pechukas [mailto:rbp at 4u2bu.org]
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 1:46 PM
> To: James Hansen; vwdiesel at vwfans.com; VW-TDI at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] *help! bucking & smoking*
> 
> James
> u r a frickin' genius!
> unplugged the MAF and ran 1000x better
> problem solved
> gonna order up a replacement - any idea where to go?
> (thanks a million! seriously! I think this is about the 13th time uv
> bailed me out!)
> peace,
> Rolf in MA
> 
> 
> On Mar 25, 2010, at 3:15 PM, James Hansen wrote:
> 
> > A dying MAF can run like absolute shit Rolf. A dead one usually just
> goes to
> > limp mode, but failure mode can vary.
> > I have seen a car with what finally turned out to be dying MAF run as
> you
> > describe, was in a friend's Dad's 03 Jetta.  Not that I'm so smart,
> but I
> > diagnosed it as a dead MAF when he stopped by on the way to the
> dealership.
> > He lives an hour away, and stopped in for coffee on his way to get it
> fixed.
> > The shop disagreed with my meager efforts, dissed VCDS as useless
> (yeah
> > right), milked him for a T belt, timing, rebuilt injectors, THEN
> replaced
> > the MAF and it ran properly. He was some pissed, and IIRC, got the
> injectors
> > gratis eventually.  Car would smoke like a chimney, and generally run
> like
> > it was way late in timing.
> > In VCDS, check your adaptation settings, and determine if the
> adaptation has
> > been lost as well.  If it is, there are some models that require a
> very
> > specific train of events to adapt.  Some do it just by driving, some
> need
> > you to jump through a couple hoops. If you have to jump through
> hoops, get
> > your court shoes on, 'cause it has to be done *exactly* as written
> and is a
> > real PITA. 05 Passat is an example of the PITA adaptation.
> >
> > Did the shop screw up the timing?
> > Man, anything is possible. It's a world away from the alt belt, but
> who
> > really knows unless you were standing there puffing hot breath on the
> tech's
> > neck while he worked on your baby. Most are competent, some couldn't
> install
> > muffler bearings if their life depended on it.
> > -james
> >
> >
> >