hi my car is running badly no kickdown , and poor acceleration , only revs to 3000 rpm in neutral, when ign is switched off and restarted it revs to the max , but lots of soot out of exhaust when i floor it.
i think its never had the maf changed in its lifetime ,its on 207000 miles , car is e320 cdi , ive read up and found that this model is renowned for maf failures , my question is , according to info ive read , if i disconnect the plud that goes into the maf sensor and take it for a drive and it cures the probs then that will point to the maf being faulty , in that case if it drives better can i just leave it disconnected ? what are the pitfalls ?
i think its never had the maf changed in its lifetime ,its on 207000 miles , car is e320 cdi , ive read up and found that this model is renowned for maf failures , my question is , according to info ive read , if i disconnect the plud that goes into the maf sensor and take it for a drive and it cures the probs then that will point to the maf being faulty , in that case if it drives better can i just leave it disconnected ? what are the pitfalls ?