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Anthony

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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
Location: milton keynes. Drives: 1.6 Sport
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28th Dec 06 at 16:13

is this my AFM.. i think this is the problem which is causing my car to only rev to 4.8krpm

its the part where the air box connects to the pipe.

what can i use to clean it? wd40?

eel

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28th Dec 06 at 16:16

yes it is not a good pic

Anthony

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28th Dec 06 at 16:18

it is my afm? , i know its not a good pic, best i could do. any idea what i can use to clean it?

DaNnY_LaD

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28th Dec 06 at 16:20

Can use carb cleaner

Anthony

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28th Dec 06 at 16:21

not got any to hand, will wd40 be alrite?

eel

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28th Dec 06 at 16:24

no wd40 was is easy 2 get out

eel

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28th Dec 06 at 16:25

just spray some clean up the air intake with engine running ok

mattievRS

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28th Dec 06 at 16:26

its actually called an Air inlet temp sensor and cleaning it with wd40 will be fine mate.

Anthony

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28th Dec 06 at 16:56

could this be what is causing my car to only rev to 4800rpm?? or has anyone had a similar problem?
its an x14xe btw.

Robin

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28th Dec 06 at 16:57

It's NOT an AFM.

Also, it won't need cleaning, it should actually affect the running noticeably if it was unplugged.

I'd say that it isn't the cause of your problem.

Anthony

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28th Dec 06 at 17:25

any idea what could be causing the problem?

Dave A

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28th Dec 06 at 18:00

quote:
Originally posted by Robin
It's NOT an AFM.

Also, it won't need cleaning, it should actually affect the running noticeably if it was unplugged.

I'd say that it isn't the cause of your problem.

exactly what rob said. and if you do clean it dont use wd40 as its an oil. use some carb or brake cleaner.

eel

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29th Dec 06 at 10:47

i said 2 use carb cleaner

Fro

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29th Dec 06 at 11:03