Speed Sensor?

[swanny1970]

Hi

 

Was just wondering if the speed sensor can cause power loss intermittently? I have had problems with power loss for the past couple of months now, fixed it to a degree when I replaced a split crankcase ventilation elbow, but it has come back again with a vengeance!! Checked all air hoses, sparks plugs, coil pack, fuel pressure, throttle position sensor (replaced) and all seem fine. Had a diagnostic done and came back with no error codes. However, the car idles great now, the problems only arise when I am actually driving and the diagnostic was done at idle. Seems like I have to knock it down a gear to bypass the power loss and kangarooing. When driving around town when the power loss occurs, if I floor the accelerator, it seems to kick in a surge of power. The problem doesn't seem as bad when I am driving at 70 on the motorway. Any help would be great on this.

 

Regards

 

Peter

[SwFsnapper]

Hi,

 

any fix on this? I'm having the same problem, changed relay 30 and considering relay 167 - but also looking into the crank speed sensor.

 

Ta

 

SwFsnapper

[SwFsnapper]

Hi,

 

I finally solved the answer to my intermittent engine cut out, turns out it was the crank/speed sensor. I have to confess I did replace the two relays (30/27 and 167) commonly associated with engine fuel and power problems first.

 

The plug end of the replay is easy to access but there is no test you can carry out on the sensor to determine it is at fault. You can get hold of a cheap Vag Com and that will highlight the speed sensor fault.

 

I got a new sensor for

Edited September 7, 2008 by SwFsnapper

[gregers]

glad you got it sorted,could you if possible post some pics so they could be included in the faqs?

 

cheers g