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vl airflow meter probs..help me please

kezza_4246

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nope but can timing be good one day **** the next? plus im not sure if this could be a factor but is the fuel sposed to be like orangy pinky red colour?
 

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how do you know that it is not the air flow meter? my old vl had the air flow meter go on it, and it idled badly and was very sluggish on take off and while driving. very expensive to replace though. mine cost $385 fitted, about 3-4 years ago.
 

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could be the TPS. someone else on here awhile ago had similar problem and the fuel return line had gone all mushy inside blocking the line, might be that too. but me thinks it might still be the CAS, it doesn't put off a powder, its the bearing that does that.
 
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maybe the valve timming jumped teeth or maybe check for fuel preasure could be a lazy pump
 

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how do i know if timing is screwed or not? and pump is working and i thought if the cas is screwed then the car wouldnt move at all
 

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My VL sat in the garage for months cause i thought it was stuffed. As soon as it warmed up any acceleration would cause it to stall. Took it to the mechanics and they replaced cam belt, fuel filter, airflow meter and 'tested the spark leads'. It ran better for a while but would cut out randomly about once a month. So i open the bonnet one night and see blue sparks everywhere. Changed the spark plug leads and fixed the problem for good. Paid $200 for a new airflow meter for no reason. Don't go to mechanics any more...
 

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Oh, and they replaced the fan belt etc but didn't put them on tight enough so they heated up and glazed over from slipping so I had to replace them myself. And they were a holden specialist too.
 

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Hey one more thing:

Theres a resistance test you can do on the airflow meter (with a multimeter). There is a screw on the side of the meter, usually covered by a red plastic thing. You turn the screw till you get the correct resistance with it disconnected. The details are in the gregorys manual for the vl i think.
 
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