PBSTORM

How can they justify charging £135 for this......

He is based in the valleys, but he does cover Cardiff area aswell. He charges £30 per hour.

Hi mate, I recently had my COM read by a company called ADA Securit. The guy you need to speak to is Derek. His number is 07973 798791.

Here is the exact chain of events.... 1.)Car seems to be losing power form cold starts and now again after driving for a while. 2.)Plugged ECU into computer, came back with the following faults - 0513 Engine Speed Sensor (No Signal) - 0515 Hall Effect Sensor (Short To Positive) The technician told me to ignore the Speed Sensor fault. Cleared down both faults, told me to drive it for a couple of days and bring it back for a retest. He also did warn me that once the Hall Effect Sensor packs in, the car will not run. 3.)Drive car home, still fells flat! :( 4.)Get in my my car yesterday, after not been driven for 2 days, and will not start!! It''ll turn over, but does not fire up. 5.)Was told by technician that I need Crank Sensor which retails at approx. 125 pounds. Does this sound right?? As I don't want to spend over a ton on a part I don't require!!

The actual fault was with the hall effeact sensor, but apparently my car hasn't got one, and was told it waould be the crank sensor?!?!?! :?:

Well, after plugging it in to the COM it came back with a crank sensor fault, which was causing the car to misfire.. My local VW dealer wants £125 for it. Any ideas where I may be able to get it cheaper??

You mentioned the MAF sensor, could the K&N induction kit be causing a problem. It was fitted by the previous owner. Should I put the old airbox on?

That's exactly what I mean! It can be very un-reponsive! Got it hooked up to a machine this Wednesday, so I'll hopefully know more then. One minute it's taking on and beating Cupra R's, the next thing, it's getting laughed at by passing sales reps in their A4's!!! :(

Just outside Cardiff...

Just found out that it's very flat whilst driven in heavy rain too!!! :(

Does anyone know if it's possible to get a Storm badge? I have a real paranoid feeling of some pikey stealing it off my car one day, and was wondering if it can be replaced??

I haven't long had the car, but I'm sure it was serviced about 5k miles ago.. Not sure what was replaced though....

Everytime I drive my VR6 from cold it's always flat! Only happens after a gear change... It's then fine after about 5 minutes of driving... Any ideas??