DrT
01-02-2006, 01:51 PM
I bought my ex-fleet Passat 1.8T two and a half years ago. After 6 months, I took it to Gilders of Rotherham for a service. When I collected it, they said, "We've found "a couple of faults on the computer but we've cleared them. If they come back at the next service, we'll investigate".
According to the invoice I received, one of those faults was the MAP sensor. I'm not a trained VW mechanic, or even a trained mechanic, but what would you do if the computer showed up a MAP Sensor fault? You'd have a look at it wouldn't you? Apparently not! The reason for the fault was that the intercooler was on upside down, so the MAP Sensor was actually at the bottom and couldn't be reached by the connector. A simple glance at the MAP Sensor by the mechanic would have revealed the problem.
I have the full fleet service history for the car and nowhere does it show that the intercooler has ever been off. Could it have been factory fitted upside down?
I'm currently in conversation with VW after Gilders couldn't offer a suitable explanation. Watch this space....
This photo shows the intercooler before I turned it the right way up.
http://www.longleypark.ac.uk/drt/pict1319.jpg
According to the invoice I received, one of those faults was the MAP sensor. I'm not a trained VW mechanic, or even a trained mechanic, but what would you do if the computer showed up a MAP Sensor fault? You'd have a look at it wouldn't you? Apparently not! The reason for the fault was that the intercooler was on upside down, so the MAP Sensor was actually at the bottom and couldn't be reached by the connector. A simple glance at the MAP Sensor by the mechanic would have revealed the problem.
I have the full fleet service history for the car and nowhere does it show that the intercooler has ever been off. Could it have been factory fitted upside down?
I'm currently in conversation with VW after Gilders couldn't offer a suitable explanation. Watch this space....
This photo shows the intercooler before I turned it the right way up.
http://www.longleypark.ac.uk/drt/pict1319.jpg