In my area, there is also a 2002 V40 for sale. $600 less with only 92k. What is the better deal? I have not test drove either car yet. I need to buy a car today or tomorrow so I'm on a time budget. The V40 does not have awd which makes me kind of sad. Any enlightenment would be great. Thanks.


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I have the same car as you and this happened to me when I disconnected the MAF while the engine was running Didn't happen straight away but after the next time I drove it. Did you disconnect the MAF while you were cleaning? Stupid I know but it does happen......

As it's been a couple of weeks just thought I would put in a final update Car still running fine and mpg improved from average of 19 to 23 Had lots of changes in the weather and still running smooth
Do I need to close this thread or mark it as solved? And if so how??
Thanks

Paul.

ETM cleaned yesterday, have small hands which turned out to be a blessing for a change!! After 40 mins scrubbing with a toothbrush and used a whole can of carb cleaner, problem completely resolved :) lots of hard gunk out of the way and the car runs silky smooth and performed better than it ever has ...

Had a auto mechanic out today who was recommended by my father and the problem has been narrowed down to a possible air leak from the intercooler or hoses, but without spending longer an exact diagnosis not made. All the values are as they should be from all sensors etc so at least we have some idea ...

That would explain that then.. thanks :)
Replaced battery today as the old one was leaking and appears to be the incorrect battery for the car! Second hand car dealer trying to save a little money i guess. Fitted a nice new Bosch silver with 5 year guarantee.
The car starts much better now and the ...

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the information.
I have never seen an ETS caption light on the dash in the 3 years I have had the car where abouts is it supposed to appear?

Regards Paul.

Many thanks jblackburn will order one and give it a go, most likely at the end of the month. Will post the outcome. Thanks again.

Hi everyone, I have been browsing the forum today for several hours and performed quite a few searches but couldn't find anything that fits the problem I am having :(
First of all, this looks like a great, friendly knowledgable place and I wish I had joined earlier instead of struggling and trying ...