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Hello all, A mate of mine has an auto VL wagon. It won't do any more than splutter at the moment. He has removed the airflow sensor & it idles but dies when the accelerator is pressed. He tested the resistance of the airflow meter & it comes up fine. He has had the fuel pressure & flow measured by a mechanic & they are fine. When the fuel return line is clamped (giving the injectors full pressure) the engine then runs fine. The fuel filter is new as is the coil. Has anyone got any other ideas what it could be? regards, Jim... Edited by user Tuesday, 31 January 2006 10:09:36 PM(UTC)
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Hi Jim,
Inside the LHS passenger kick panel is the computer. It has diagnotic codes on it that blink in a set pattern. The pattern will tell u the fault at hand. Well it usually does.
Cruise google for VL ...or try this Nissan page. It is a Nissan m
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The VL computer is located under the passengers side kick panel. Once the computer is exposed and with the engine running, carefully turn the 'idle speed' screw around to diagnostic mode. Counting the flashes of each LED gives the code, with red fo
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Thanks for that. I am considering buying the thing & parting it out or fixing it because he has already replaced the car.
What would be a fair price to pay for a ratty but fairly straight VL wagon that has been driven almost into the ground, doesn't |
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I'd say about $100 at the most or maybe two cartons...
Cheers...Dave
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Ok I bought this ailing VL & ran it in diag mode 3 diferent ways disconnecting the battery for a few minutes between each test.
The first way I did it was with all connected & the throttle jammed open a little to keep it running I got the following:
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Hi Jim,
Send me an E-mail through my profile and I'll send you some more detailed info on troubleshooting VL Commodores. Just be aware that the files add up to about 6 or 7 meg so they'll take a while to download unless you are on fast broadband...
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Jim - I'll bring down a spare AFM today & you can borrow it for a test.
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Dave & Mick I must thank you both very much for your help with this problem which is now all fixed with a working AFM.
Regards, a very appreciative Jim...
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