Hi all
On a recent journey my FL2 began being 'glitchy' with the acceleration and started belching black sooty smoke.
The forums suggested the MAF and that disconnecting the MAF could improve the problem and help diagnose. This was great advice and I brought a new app enabled OBD2 reader which confirmed no reading on the MAF.
I brought a cheap (£25) replacement and that seemed fine but still no MAF reading and now the engine fault light coming (for the 1st time).
The forum suggested that a cheap MAF was not a good idea, so feeling bouyed that the MAF was the problem I sourced a more expensive one. As soon as it was fitted the engine light went off and I was getting good MAF traces on the reader. BUT.... the acceleration has gone back to being glitchy with lots of black smoke again!!
So, needing to drive to the N of Scotland Ive disconnected the new MAF and its at least driving ok with no smoke, but I need to find out the root cause as MOT is due.
Does anyone have ideas?
The reader is only showing one fault when the new MAF is connected and thats Glow plugs, but assume this would have no impact on this issue.
The only thing I think it could be would a wiring issue, so with either no MAF connected or the 'dodgy' MAF, its as if there is no reading, but with the good MAF there should be a reading which is being impacted by a wiring problem.
Thanks for your thoughts!
On a recent journey my FL2 began being 'glitchy' with the acceleration and started belching black sooty smoke.
The forums suggested the MAF and that disconnecting the MAF could improve the problem and help diagnose. This was great advice and I brought a new app enabled OBD2 reader which confirmed no reading on the MAF.
I brought a cheap (£25) replacement and that seemed fine but still no MAF reading and now the engine fault light coming (for the 1st time).
The forum suggested that a cheap MAF was not a good idea, so feeling bouyed that the MAF was the problem I sourced a more expensive one. As soon as it was fitted the engine light went off and I was getting good MAF traces on the reader. BUT.... the acceleration has gone back to being glitchy with lots of black smoke again!!
So, needing to drive to the N of Scotland Ive disconnected the new MAF and its at least driving ok with no smoke, but I need to find out the root cause as MOT is due.
Does anyone have ideas?
The reader is only showing one fault when the new MAF is connected and thats Glow plugs, but assume this would have no impact on this issue.
The only thing I think it could be would a wiring issue, so with either no MAF connected or the 'dodgy' MAF, its as if there is no reading, but with the good MAF there should be a reading which is being impacted by a wiring problem.
Thanks for your thoughts!
