OH MY GOD! What a difference a good MAF makes.....

**Crasher** · 06-02-2009,11:11 PM

OK, £100 odd per hour and possibly a solution plus some parts. None franchised non VAG experienced garage at half the dealer labour, takes four times as long to find the same solution and same parts maybe more equals twice the cost. Time and motion…

So what you want is someone to give you the solution for free so you can fix it?

**wanalaugh** · 06-02-2009,11:13 PM

Correct....your thinking the same as me....save money.
So now can someone tell me the solution lol

ricky

**Crasher** · 06-02-2009,11:21 PM

Simple rule, read the codes and act on any found. Otherwise, no codes, no power, new genuine VAG exchange AMM-simple.

**dan~** · 07-02-2009,04:37 PM

I'm glad my advice to disconnect it and test that it works well is good.

Glad it's all up for speed now and working fine, thats the main thing.

Running 2 years with it being broken is probably more worse, then running a few miles with the MAF,AVM or whatever it's called being disconnected for a while.

Main thing is, it's working now, regardless or not wether it's genuine or not

**macleod** · 07-02-2009,07:48 PM

hi i have a 1997 1.9 tdi never had a problem with air metre thingy? its the original part i think as it has 1997 on it how long do they last?

**Crasher** · 07-02-2009,08:48 PM

It being a 97 probably means the car is a Golf 3? The Golf 3 had a Pierburg AMM which was much more reliable than the Bosch part used on the Golf 4.

**macleod** · 07-02-2009,10:06 PM

ah ok thanks for reply it is a passat though not a golf is it the same engine perhaps is that what you mean.

can i ask one more question i have a weird problem with central locking my rear passenger door stopped working lock broke so i replaced it works fine now though remote central locking has not worked since before lock broke is there a fuse or something i am missing? the little red flashing light stopped when rear lock broke are these related?

thanks callum

**Crasher** · 07-02-2009,10:56 PM

You could do with posting this in the appropriate Passat section. Is your Passat a 3A or 3B. The chassis number will tell you, wvwzzz3A or 3B. PM me a link when you have done this.