Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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What would happen if I disconnected my AFM (air flow meter) then started up my car 
I feel another AFM is f*cked or on the way out (my 2nd)... and I want to be sure it is the AFM causing the problems and nothing else... so surely if my AFM doesn't work atm, if I disconnect the wire that goes into it and start my car it'll be no different??? 
or will it 
will I fuck up the car doing this?
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markj
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
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wont it just turn the nasty orange light on and run in limp mode
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calidus
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Registered: 27th Oct 02
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my car munched AFMs until I took the induction kit off 
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MikeH
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It might be the air flow mass meter and it could still be different without it... some of the hotwires inside it might have got broken causing the air mass to be read wrong.
You might confuse the ecu calibration for a bit by running it without it.
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by calidus
my car munched AFMs until I took the induction kit off
I fear this might be happening with me? where did u keep getting your AFM's from then? anyway to test them? how much were they?
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MikeH
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Vauxhall charge £250 new.
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Paul_J
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hehe no chance I'm getting em from vaux... I bought my last one 2nd hand. But want to know if its actually fucked or not without going on a RR like I did last time - any way to check?
I'm curious to know how much calidus was paying for his since he sounds like he went through quite a few.
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calidus
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Registered: 27th Oct 02
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I managed to nick some from breakers as they were v small,think theyre a common part on most vauxhalls matey dunno how to check an AFM will quiz my old man in a bit for ya 
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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without AFM the management light will come on and the car will drive like an absoloute PIG, virtually undriveable with the revs being all over the place.
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