gibbos_vr6 0 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 hey guys and gals im new to the site i have a dragon green mk3 golf on an n reg and it is all of a sudden barely driveable as it is running really lumpy and struggling to idle at all and puffing out black smoke if u give it a slight rev it sounds like its missing but then if i leave it for the night when i start it the next day its fine until i drive it for about 5 mins then it starts again also if i try and turn the car on it wont idle until i rev it it just cuts out im hoping its maf and nothing more serious just wanted your opinions cheers rob Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Normally if its running lumpy or misfiring then its the leads, plugs or coilpack... not sure if that would cause the smoke or not though?? Have you checked them to see what they're like?? Link to post Share on other sites
CALICO 130 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 more than likely plugs /leads or coilpack Link to post Share on other sites
gibbos_vr6 0 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 i havnt had chane to check yet will do it 2nyt my mate said it might be the air meter but i thought it might be spark plugs but when its doin it its overfueling aswell Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 unplug the maf and see if it gets worse or stays the same / becomes more predictably bad. Link to post Share on other sites
kie_dub 0 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 I've got same problem, I'm changing plugs leads oil oil filter cleaning the maf anfd throttle body all at the weekend ill let u know how I get on Link to post Share on other sites
gibbos_vr6 0 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 problem solved it was the maf i unplugged it when it was running lumpy and it ran ok so went and bought a new one and problem solved thanks for the advice guys Link to post Share on other sites
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