:::Jerry:::: wrote:

"Parish" wrote in message
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Yes, some of them are better at printing money than fixing cars :-(
When I took the Fiesta in, the first thing they did was have a
technician go out for a test drive. As we were walking to the car I
explained the problem and he said, without hesitating, "It'll be the

MAF

sensor". After driving only a couple of hundred metres he said

"Yeah,

it's the MAF sensor" - this is what makes me suspect it's a common
problem - yet they still (allegedly) hooked it up to the diagnostic
station, probably more as a excuse for charging an extra 20 mins

labour

(for 5 mins work).


No, it's to double check that the diagnosis agrees with the
diagnostic, you would soon be shouting from the roof tops if they
fitted (say) a new MAF sensor and then find it's failure was a result
and not a cause...


Yeah., I took the Pug in and they said 'its the MAF sensor' because 99%
of the time it is.

Not this time tho. It was a water temp sensor ;-)