jezmoz 0 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Was out in the countryside today and noticed the car was struggling and smelt a burning rubber smell. Pulled over and looked int he engine couldn't see anything, so got in the car and tried to dstart it and it just stalled, opened the bonnet again and noticed this was not attachedIt looks like the culprit is this, it's been pushing it offto the point it's damged it and taken the rubber off italso noticed the bracket that holds the BMC has cracked, can anyone suggest where i can ge ta replacement bracket or could someone make me one up??Any suggestions to stop the MAF sensor coming off would be appreciatedjez Link to post Share on other sites
seadog 0 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 if u can put up a detailed pic of the bracket and sizes etc i could easily make u 1 up bud, but seein as i don`t hav a bmc(yet) i`ll need all the dimensions!!cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Justicevr6 0 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 The clip that holds the socket on is in the first picture, as for the bracket B&Q sell mild steel flat cut and bend to fit,your one has broke becouse the weak spot is the holes and engine movment has broke it. Link to post Share on other sites
seadog 0 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 but why hav mild steel when u can hav shiny stainless!! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 with the bracket that holds the BMC, you really need to ensure that the bend isnt on any of the holes (as the metal is weaker at this point) I had enough metal to make 2 brackets, unfortunatly, I've now used it all as I made the same mistake as you when I first fitted my BMC.Pete Link to post Share on other sites
jezmoz 0 Posted October 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 how does the metal clip go on ??? can anyone show me a pic of theirs? Link to post Share on other sites
Justicevr6 0 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 I agree seadog as you can see by our posts we did them at the same time %-6 Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 I think your problem is that you've bent the bracket the wrong way around... here's mine: Link to post Share on other sites
jezmoz 0 Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 if u can put up a detailed pic of the bracket and sizes etc i could easily make u 1 up bud' date=' but seein as i don`t hav a bmc(yet) i`ll need all the dimensions!!cheers[/quote']cheers mate, can anyone answer this, also how does the metal clip attach to the maf senor???? Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 on mine, it doesnt have the rubber boot, but there is a metal paperclip like device that goes round the clip and has two prongs at either side, and when it goes over the maf it clips it into position, might be worth getting hold of a new plug and swapping the clips? Link to post Share on other sites
jezmoz 0 Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 can someone show me how the clip looks when it's on? Link to post Share on other sites
jezmoz 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 anyone ?? Link to post Share on other sites
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