stalling

[volvovirgin]

My v70 stalls every now and then. Its a 2001 v70 2.4 auto, sometimes does it going round a roundabout, turning corners and at junctions. The rev counter dips to under 500 revs when slowing down. Also when waiting to pull away from traffic lights or coming out of a junction, it feels like I have been hit, the car jolts but doesn't move forward.

[JUDGENINJA]

Sounds like gearbox rather than engine...???

[LiamT4]

two different issues maybe?

The revs dropping and then stalling when slowing down sounds like the maf sensor to me.

[JamesT5]

Not an ETM issue is it because mine's playing up.

[volvovirgin]

two different issues maybe?

The revs dropping and then stalling when slowing down sounds like the maf sensor to me.

Have had tht replaced, same make as the one taken out.

[volvovirgin]

It's booked in at a local garage on Thursday, so will see wot they say

[M-R-P]

My money's on the etm and if it's a slushmatic, that too

[volvovirgin]

My money's on the etm and if it's a slushmatic, that too

Pardon. ..slushmatic

[JamesT5]

It's booked in at a local garage on Thursday, so will see wot they say

Yeah let us know, I'll be interested to see if we have yet another duff ETM on the forum.

[JamesT5]

Pardon. ..slushmatic

Think Martin means Automatic.

[volvovirgin]

Think Martin means Automatic.

Lol

Waste of time at the garage last week. Were late picking up the car and then said the diagnostic machine went down but managed to clear the EML. Wasnt charged was the only good thing. I looked on the good garage website, so at the time thought they would be ok. After today they ain't, called to rebook it back in for a few days and to have a courtesy car. After about 5 mins,they hung up on me. I could hear them talking and saying no courtesy car and other things. Didn't bother saying anything to me and put phone down. Left feedback on the good garage website, saying good garage yeah right, more like muppets.

Itis now in a garage across the road from home. Fingers crossed.

[M-R-P]

"Slushmatic" being a derogatory term for triptronic

[JamesT5]

Lol

Waste of time at the garage last week. Were late picking up the car and then said the diagnostic machine went down but managed to clear the EML. Wasnt charged was the only good thing. I looked on the good garage website, so at the time thought they would be ok. After today they ain't, called to rebook it back in for a few days and to have a courtesy car. After about 5 mins,they hung up on me. I could hear them talking and saying no courtesy car and other things. Didn't bother saying anything to me and put phone down. Left feedback on the good garage website, saying good garage yeah right, more like muppets.

It is now in a garage across the road from home. Fingers crossed.

Just a thought mate, it might be worth checking your fuel pump and/or sender, because the car will stall if there is a lack of fuel flow to the engine (stating the obvious I know). But I had the thought because my fuel sender is giving a false reading on my fuel gauge. The sender unit also carries the wiring across to the fuel pump so if the sender is faulty the fuel pump can stop pumping fuel, either permanently or temporarily (could also be the cause of my problem).

If it starts playing up, pull over somewhere safe, leave the engine running and get a mallet and knock the underside of the car under the rear left passenger seat (this is where the sender unit is located). If it improves the problem then your fuel sender could be at fault. It is a common P2 failure, especially seeing that the wiring loom runs straight through the fuel in the fuel tank. If that isn't a fire hazard I don't know what is!

[volvovirgin]

I took the car into the garage across the road from home, the mechanic got it to stall quite a few times. It was the mass air flow sensor, the new one that was brought a few weeks ago was faulty. They have replaced it and seems ok.

Just a quick question - wot is emt. Just humor me my memory playing up.

[T5RatherAmusin]

I took the car into the garage across the road from home, the mechanic got it to stall quite a few times. It was the mass air flow sensor, the new one that was brought a few weeks ago was faulty. They have replaced it and seems ok.

Just a quick question - wot is emt. Just humor me my memory playing up.

throtle body

[JamesT5]

[QUOTE=volvovirgin;613831]I took the car into the garage across the road from home, the mechanic got it to stall quite a few times. It was the mass air flow sensor, the new one that was brought a few weeks ago was faulty. They have replaced it and seems ok.

Just a quick question - wot is emt. Just humor me my memory playing up.[/QUOTE

I posted a thread on changing the ETM the other day, it's in the P2 forum.

[volvovirgin]

Car is now back at the garage. Still stalling.......argh

[M-R-P]

Throttle.

It can throw a MAF warning sometimes I believe. Not sure why. Have a look at the throttle body (underside of the inlet manifold with a big pipe on it, coming from the intercooler) if it's big, square and has a yellow or white sticker on it saying "Magnetti Marelli" then I'm 99% sure that's your problem.

[JamesT5]

Car is now back at the garage. Still stalling.......argh

If it's a white sticker then it's definitely your problem! Have a look at my thread from the other day if you haven't already done so....

http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthre...anging-Session

[volvovirgin]

Touch wood car is now ok. Had new MAF Sensor replaced, them TCM has now been updated. So fingers crossed she is now ok.

Thanks for the advice guys