[DaveG]

Take the handbrake off.

  Just seen this David, you plonker!

[Dave Willis]

 

the other thing I thought it might be .............. Christmas pudding!

[DaveG]

Well I am a bat fastard!

*Update*

Talking to my mechanic friend today and he is going to put it on his mates diagnostic machine tomorrow 

He road tested it today and he's 99% sure it's the MAF sensor.

Thanks boys

[robert mitchell]

Well I am a bat fastard!

*Update*

Talking to my mechanic friend today and he is going to put it on his mates diagnostic machine tomorrow 

He road tested it today and he's 99% sure it's the MAF sensor.

Thanks boys

Told ya 

Hope you get it sorted mate

[Dave Willis]

interesting - wife has a Peugeot 308 that's got the mini cooper engine in it. It's going back to the garage this week - it's very flat at low revs and missfires on tick over. Sounds a similar thing.

[robert mitchell]

It's a fairly common thing on most modern vehicles .

[DaveG]

Sorted 

It was the MAF sensor

Thanks for the suggestions boys

Dave

[Dave Willis]

Expensive?

[DaveG]

£76 Dave.

Talking to the diagnostic guy, he said it's a very common problem on modern engines and is definitely worth changing when "rough problems" comes up.

[Dave Willis]

That doesn't sound too bad at all. I thought it would be closer to £200 with the labour and all that. Good job Garages don't have an hourly rate as high as a CIU member.

[robert mitchell]

Changing one is usually a ten min job , easy to do yourself on most cars or vans

[DaveG]

That doesn't sound too bad at all. I thought it would be closer to £200 with the labour and all that. Good job Garages don't have an hourly rate as high as a CIU member.

  

£76 for the part and my mate fitted it for a drink