Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hey all,

Had the problems with the engine dying randomly and spasmodically and falling back to the safe mode. Especially (almost only) after it was hot. Noticed that the AFM#2 voltage was dropping to zero during this event so opened it up for a squiz (run a power FC - go into check sensors screen). There is a copper pressing soldered in place over the circuitry immediately under the AFM cover. This is a obviously a noise shield(re interference shield) over the circuit board (CB). This copper shield was warping (expanding and contracting with the heat) and MAKING CONTACT with a few soldered pins protruding on the top CB under the shield, shorting the CB!!!!! I also resoldered all accessible spots in case of a dry soldier (doubt this was the cause though) and clipped the protruding pins back. Fixed. No problems. Don’t forget to clean the silicon sealant out and replace with good quality high temp stuff.

Next time you think the AFM is 'burnt out' or 'stuffed' give it to me so I have some spares!

Cheers all,

Dave

old news mate..

if you had searched you would have found a few threads on AFM issues with this fix already tried and tested in them.

good that your car is going again though

Bugger, I couldn't find any solutions on the forum, just heaps of theories and complaints matching the running conditions I was eperiencing. Which thread was it in????

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Hi, i’m making Vag coil loom for rb25det, can anyone confirm the wire guage i’m using for power supply in diagram is enough for supply not too small for loom? For earth do i need to follow the same procedure or i can use only 16awg wire for all coil and their connecting wire following to the plug?
    • Did you panel beat the dents or have you tried to repair this only using filler?  Is your sanding block soft/flexible and is following the shape of the panel rather then just knocking down the high points? 
    • I haven't knocked them down yet. I think I made the repair more complex than it should have been. I had rock chips combined with waviness and dents and I tackled it all in one because it was near each other and just end up wasting a bunch of bog lol. I'll knock down those areas and see how I go. And yep what you are saying at the end is correct. I think I might be sanding the top of a steep hill then my sanding block falls into the dent and gets rid of the guidecoat if that makes sense. Though shouldnt unless I'm covering too big of an area with not a long enough block. I'll try something new and provide some updates. Getting there though! Thanks as always.  
    • Yeah makes sense, hard to comment on your situation without seeing what your doing. I was talking generally before, I would not be looking to randomly create low spots with a hammer to then have to fill them.  It's hard without seeing what your doing, it sounds like you are using the guide coat to identify low spots, as you're saying the panel is still wavy. I don't see how you're not ending up with patches of guide coat remaining in a wavy panel? Once the high spots are knocked down to the correct level, surely to have a wavy panel you need low spots. And those low spots would have guide coat still in them?
    • So I'll put filler past the repair area a bit to make sure I don't miss anything. Then I'll block it until it's almost level, put the guidecoat, then keep blocking until it's gone. Then it's still wavy.  In regards to hitting the panel, I saw this video might give more context - Skip to 0:47 he knocks it down. But yeah I'm sanding until the guidecoat is gone then checking because otherwise my filler is still well above the bodyline. Unless what you're saying is I should put guidecoat around it early, surrounding the filler then stip once it's gone?
×
×
  • Create New...