Engine sensor broken on a 99' Bora V5 Highline need help please

[mybora]

Hey guys i have sold my bora in Australia and have moved over to germany (the home of Volkswagens!) as my girlfriend lives here. I like the boras alot so i was looking around for one and have found a nice one here (the link is bellow let hope it works!) but the is something wrong with one of the sensors because it doesn't want to idle. He says if you don't have your foot on the pedal it will cut out but you can start it again in a couple of minutes. Could it be a sensor or a fuse? Has anyone herd about this problem before? really hope you guys can help me out. Cheers Nick



Volkswagen Bora 2.3 V5 Highline as Limousine in Wesel

[Manaz]

Sounds like a sensor. Getting it diagnosed shouldn't be an issue with VAG-COM/VCDS/etc.

[h100vw]

+1 for vcds scan. Could be a bad airleak?

[Jmac]

Fitted an air mass meter to one 2 days agofor exactly that.
Good luck
Jmac

[governor22]

+1 for air mass meter or air leak. Mine sometimes won't start unless I Floor it. Gonna get it fixed soon

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ps, that is one sweet ride. Have spaß in germany

[mybora]

Thanks alot guys, helped me alot! Im going to check it out hopefully this saturday and i will report back to you with the news! When i take it for a test drive im going to drop into the nearest Volkswagen dealership and get them to run a diagnostic. Hoping its not a air leak as in head gasket. What do you mean by an air mass metre? Does it have one and they fail and need replacing? Sorry lads. Thanks again. Nick

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Dont worry guys its already sold! Ahh well **** happens thanks everyone for your help tho Have to find something better!

[governor22]

if that highline v5 was under 4 grand AUD, i'm sure u could find a sweet 4 motion for 5 grand or less ?

also, re the air mass meter, see:
How To Clean or Replace a MAF Sensor for VW or Audi DIY

[mybora]

Thats what i thought but the 4motions are different to in australia, i can only find VW Bora 1.9 TDI 4Motion Highline. Yes they are all wheel drive but the only have 110kw the same as the V5 Highline. Ahh well ill keep looking for maybe a GTI golf

[governor22]

you can't be serious ! And in the USA they only have the Bora VR6 front wheel drive (no AWD model)... maybe we did get a good deal..

[mybora]

Ohh my god! haha yeah that would be right! For once Australia did get a good deal! Well looks like i might be getting a BMW now because the VW's are too expensive for my price bracket