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Mysterious drops in power
Probably the mass air flow meter starting to go.
"Alex Buell" > wrote in message unted.org.uk... > I drive an Audi cabriolet 2.6 V6. I recently had a loss of power problem > on my way home from London last night, in which the engine lost power at > 80mph, but a quick lift off and push down on the accelerator seemed to > sort it out. Any ideas what could be wrong? The car was recently serviced > two weeks ago. > > -- > http://www.munted.org.uk > > Cannabis can cause anxiety, agitation, and anger among politicians. |
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"Alex Buell" > wrote in message unted.org.uk... > On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Ernest wrote: > > > Probably the mass air flow meter starting to go. > > Sorry, I'm a blond, what's the mass air flow meter? > A meter that measures the amount of air flow in the intake of an engine. Wrong readings can result in the incorrect amount of fuel being supplied to the cylinders. Try a google search of MAF to learn more. Many modern cars have problems with the MAF which cause mysterious drop in performance. |
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