[Vwdiesel] Bad maf on 2000 vw tdi

[Stephen Kraus]

Unplug the MAF, it should drive normally until you can get a new one.
 On Dec 18, 2012 6:36 AM, "Chris Jude" <vegbenz300 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey y'all,
> I've had a couple strange things with the jetta this week. This morning i
> was noticing a turbo hesitation, in 2nd gear around 3000rpm the car would
> hesitate before the turbo kicked in. Then, this afternoon when i started
> the car, it idles fine and then when i hit the throttle to go in 1st it
> would grumble and smoke, then stalled. It did this a couple times till the
> engine warmed up some, and now it seems to run alright, but the check
> engine light is on. I'm running the same piedmont biodiesel fuel as always,
> and am about 8500 miles into the last oil change.
> I stopped by advance auto to check the cpu, and a mass air flow code came
> up.
> When i start the car now, it idles rough till it warms up, blowing some
> blueish smoke. The check engine light comes on after 10-15 seconds.  After
> warm up it runs alright, but the turbo seems to not kick in.  I can still
> go highway speeds though, just takes longer.
> Wanted to see if anyone had any advice, we were planning to drive to
> atlanta this weekend for christmas.
>
> Chris jude
> 2000 VW Jetta TDI - 238K miles
> Pittsboro, NC
>
> Sent from a mobile device, pardon any poor grammer
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