P38 diesel down on power

Littelwill

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• Mar 8, 2014

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Hi everyone. Just a quick one... Whilst trying to determine if my MAF sensor is faulty I unplugged it and test drove it, it made a good deal of difference I then unplugged the MAP sensor pipe that leads to the inlet manifold this made a massive difference to the way the truck drove. Could anyone please explain why it would make such a big difference.

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wammers

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• Mar 8, 2014

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If you unplug the MAP sensor the ECM does not know the manifold boost pressure so cannot fuel properly. Large loss of power. MAF disconnected, or misreading, although it has no direct bearing on it, can cause the ECM to misinterpret air conditions.

 

Littelwill

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• Mar 8, 2014

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Thanks for that Wammers. To me it felt better without the MAP pipe connected to the manifold.

 

Datatek

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• Mar 8, 2014

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Littelwill said:

Thanks for that Wammers. To me it felt better without the MAP pipe connected to the manifold.

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You need to look at the MAP sensor on diagnostics. Check the pipe is not perished and the spigot in the manifold is not blocked with crap.

 

Littelwill

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• Mar 8, 2014

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Ok I'll go check that now thank you.

 

Littelwill

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• Mar 8, 2014

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Ok just poked the spigot on the bottom of the inlet manifold with a pin and had to force it in. There was some baked on crap on the end off the pin so did this a few more times hopefully this will have helped thanks for the tip Datatek

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