Problem with my VR Rev's

[Guest sub-zero]

Hi to all im a newbie - I drive a '96 VR6 97k mile on clock

My car is shuddering on acceleration between 850-1850 rpm - more so if i accelerate hard but if i ease it on the pedal i can get it not to shudder if u catch what im sayin? Its perfect then when i get into 2000 rpm & beyond! Its almost like a mis fire - Is it the coil pack or maf sensor?

Help needed cause its doin my nut in!!!

[MJ Vr6 79]

Dude, i had the same problem, It may start cuttin out soon, changed my Air flow meter, problem gone!!! Then after a couple of months, coilpack decided to pack inn too...So changed both....

[Guest sub-zero]

Tks for ur advice MJ - where do i go about gettin 1 of these & was it expensive? Want to get it done asap cause as i said it makes driving in the city a pain in the ....

As of yet car is not cutting out but u never know...

[MJ Vr6 79]

got myn from a vw supplier...don't go to euro, try gsf as well dude..i paid around £150-£160 for the AFM.

[Seademon 0]

Might wanna see if you can borrow one from someone to test to make sure its that 1st just incase its something else - Might show up on diagnostics too if you havent done that already

[steveg60cab 0]

£150??? i paid £65 exchange from gsf last week, and it was a bosch AFM!!

[AWB70 0]

Im wondering if this is a common fault? I have a P reg and mine done the same thing, at first only when it was damp then all the time.

I changed the plugs and leads which showed a plug had been shorting across onto the lead blowing holes in it.

Now it only does it when its been outside all night in the rain on revs upto 1800 the sorts out when its warm.Any suggestions?

[MJ Vr6 79]

Im wondering if this is a common fault? I have a P reg and mine done the same thing' date=' at first only when it was damp then all the time.

I changed the plugs and leads which showed a plug had been shorting across onto the lead blowing holes in it.

Now it only does it when its been outside all night in the rain on revs upto 1800 the sorts out when its warm.Any suggestions?

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AWB, Dude, im not no technician but that does sound the same thing when me Coil Pack went. 1 plug plays up, not enuff fire from the coil pack to the plug. Check the coil pack for cracks...I may be wrong.

[AWB70 0]

You might be onto something there m8, when I was pulling off leads one at a time to find out which pot was missing, I did notice that when lead 6 was off that now and again I could see the spark arching from the coil pack to the head, I did clean it all up and check for crack but I never saw any ,visble anyway.

Hmmm time for another closer look I think. *-)

[Wush 1]

Ive got this problem too, however seems to affect mine between 1000 and 2000rpms. Ive booked mine into JBS Auto Designs in Chesterfield next sat for a health check, so ill post up results

[AWB70 0]

The suspense is killing me :-d

[mpm 0]

mine was doing the same, i have unplugged the MAF for now, and seems ok again, is that a wise thing to do??

[mpm 0]

just replaced the maf

and then the bloodyu coolant pipe split