car slower after pad change.........

[Muddy19]

hey y'all

after a tough time grinding away, and breaking nuts on my caliper i finally mangaed to fit in sum mintex pads on the front.

also at the time (since i was awaiting parts, i decdied to clean the MAF)

well anyway, ma car feels a lot slower. hesitant to rev almost. i dont knw, can thick pads need a lil "wearing in" or is that a load of nonsence?

or is it gona be ma MAF (that was dodgy in the 1st place) and with my (ahem) excellent cleaning buried it for good?

all help is always appreciated.

[onzarob]

I would say you've ruined the maf, but by the sounds of it is was half way there already;)

[Crasher]

Cleaning the MAF kills them instantly; I tried it twice and then never again. When you buy a new one, please only buy it from an Audi dealer.

[Muddy19]

lolz. iv killed the MAF (R.I.P)

question is, direct replacement? ie- bosch or pierburg (from eurocarparts)

[onzarob]

IMO get a direct replacement and get it from a dealer, i got quoted £56+vat. which isn't bad.

[Muddy19]

i got quoted £75 plus vat.

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[onzarob]

i got quoted £75 plus vat.

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Get a quote from a VW garage, I assume you got an Audi quote. Same part bet its cheaper;)

[Muddy19]

round of applause to onzorob.

man i never thought of that! it is true tho, got a tesnioner from audi once like at £69 quid and after 3month it snaped at got another one from VW at £55.

yeah, am gona ring vw to see if they can get me a cheaper ABS sensor too.

[Crasher]

The prices for the same part number are the same at VW, Audi, Seat or Skoda. I don't know what your car is Muddy so I can't give you a price.

[Muddy19]

ma car is 96 A4.

i remeber that audi was dearer than vw for same part. (or it may have been a differnt part kaz i enquired about a few parts)

hmm i dont knw, but am sure i saved a bit a vw