Jovial John
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The DHSE has been standing this year as I really prefer driving the (now tatty old banger) remapped DSE, decided to give it an airing a couple of weeks ago and had to turn back at the bottom of the hill (I live at the top), no acceleration, easy on the pedal, nor floored, pedal position seemed not to influence the motor, but after a delay would feel a slight momentary surge, too brief to affect road speed, then drop back. Removed Spider inline power chip thinking it had failed, that made no difference, checked EGR valve, cleaned it thoroughly although it wasn't jammed open, refitted and blanked it off just to be sure. road tested same route and returned for the same reason, no improvement. Drained fuel filter, no water, so replaced as I had a spare new one, road tested again, still no better. Tonight I unplugged the MAF and road tested again, it initially didn't start as instantly as normal, but did start, out on the road it flew, much better than with the power chip fitted previously, ran it through cold to hot, on the level and up hill for 10 miles, through the gears and using kick-down. I began feeling it was as good as the remapped DSE, so I went back and swapped to the DSE for comparison, it is better, but not enough to make me remap the DHSE, which now feels lively and an enjoyable drive as is.
What I would like from the rest of you is, anecdotally, theoretically or real life, what is likely to be the consequential result of leaving the MAF disabled, I will however remove it, check it and clean it, when I find where I put the MAF cleaner I used a few years ago.
Cheers John
What I would like from the rest of you is, anecdotally, theoretically or real life, what is likely to be the consequential result of leaving the MAF disabled, I will however remove it, check it and clean it, when I find where I put the MAF cleaner I used a few years ago.
Cheers John