Cutting Out Issue?

[liquidvisionsti]

Hey folks,

Yet again just when I think I'm gonna be able to get things sorted out and get a date for the car to be mapped worked out a problem crops up, last time it was the rocker cover gaskets this time the car is cutting out.

Its happened twice in 2 days, basically when I start the car up its always left too warm up to full temp before I go anywhere, but yesterday as soon as I put the clutch in to change down to 2nd it cut out on me, started it up then it ran a bit lumpy, almost stalled but gave it a little rev and it was fine. Today the same happened clutched to go into 1st just as I was coming to a hault and the car cut out again. The maf was replaced earlier in the year so I'm hoping its not that but I am paranoid about the oiled do-luck filter maybe having something to do with it?

My thoughts might be coil pack/leads etc etc

Any help or advice much appreciated!

[ciaranrb5]

  liquidvisionsti said:

Hey folks,

Yet again just when I think I'm gonna be able to get things sorted out and get a date for the car to be mapped worked out a problem crops up, last time it was the rocker cover gaskets this time the car is cutting out.

Its happened twice in 2 days, basically when I start the car up its always left too warm up to full temp before I go anywhere, but yesterday as soon as I put the clutch in to change down to 2nd it cut out on me, started it up then it ran a bit lumpy, almost stalled but gave it a little rev and it was fine. Today the same happened clutched to go into 1st just as I was coming to a hault and the car cut out again. The maf was replaced earlier in the year so I'm hoping its not that but I am paranoid about the oiled do-luck filter maybe having something to do with it?

My thoughts might be coil pack/leads etc etc

Any help or advice much appreciated!

Oiled filter with a MAF is a no no. Try taking the car for a little run and stopping letting the car idle and dissconnect the MAF if the car idles as normal with is disconnected it is a MAF problem if it cuts out the MAF is OK.

If it's not this get the fault codes checked

I would reccomend getting a dry filter element as the oil can cause premature failure of MAF's

[euan_r]

could be a whole host of little things. idle valve, perished hose, leaking aftermarket dump valve etc affecting idle speed.

[notsosmall]

  liquidvisionsti said:

basically when I start the car up its always left too warm up to full temp before I go anywhere

This is not really great for your car it will not get up to full temp buy sitting ticking over only, you should start the car and move of asap and drive gently off boost for 10 mins to let everything warm up properly before booting it

  ciaranrb5 said:

Oiled filter with a MAF is a no no. Try taking the car for a little run and stopping letting the car idle and dissconnect the MAF if the car idles as normal with is disconnected it is a MAF problem if it cuts out the MAF is OK.

If it's not this get the fault codes checked

I would reccomend getting a dry filter element as the oil can cause premature failure of MAF's

What Ciaran said is good advice

Have you changed anything on the car recently?

[liquidvisionsti]

I normally wait until its about a 1/4 of the way onto the temp gauge but even after I leave the house I don't drive on boost at all, just drive slowly off boost and then only when I've been on the move for a while will I start to use boost.

The only 2 things I've changed on the car recently have been the do luck filter which will defo be going soon now and I changed the standard intercooler for a Tommy Kaira intercooler. Will try that test with disconnecting the maf to see what happens.

Many thanks for that guys, much appreciated