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Old 09-19-2005, 09:25 AM
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Re: Re: VW Golf 1999 Loss of power problem

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Originally Posted by boschmann
Most common failure causing those symptoms (you didn't mention tons of black smoke) would be the Mass Air Flow sensor. It is located in the air intake pipe just after the air filter housing. Proper diagnosis requires a scanner, but if you want you can pull the 5-pin electrical connector & drive, if the performance improves (it won't be perfect) the sensor is bad. This will set a check engine code that will need to be cleared, most larger auto parts chains can do this for free.
Thanks for the advice boschmann, replaced the Mass Air Flow sensor as you suggested and the performance is back to normal. Thanks again for the advice.
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