hi everyone

i have a oldish skoda fabia t reg.

starts fine in the mornings all thro this cold spell has started fine , but if i am stationary just turning over the car loses revs and dies.....

it wont start again and the battery apears to be flat as a pancake,it will only then start with a jump or bump start ?????

if i turn the engine off and go shopping or whatever and come back it is absolutly fine ???? any ideas much appreciated diane.

:'(

Welcome to Briskoda, not sure on your query but sure someone will be along to help.

Welcome from me too. Query moved to the Fabia I forum.

Welcome from me too. Query moved to the Fabia I forum.

thanks

Based on what happened with my wife's car, my money is on the MAP sensor. A diagnostic scan will confirm, but you can get an idea if you unclip the sensor from its wiring. If doing this DOESN'T make the car run worse, then it's pretty likely the sensor is on its way out (depending how degraded it is, it may force the car into 'limp mode' and make it run better - but not brilliantly - compared to how it runs now!).

You can find the MAP sensor at the back of the engine, sticking in the inlet manifold (depending how mechanically-minded you are, it's the square-ish thing held in by two screws below and behind the black slug thing in the picture!)

(Ignore the yellow oval, it's for something else!)

A new sensor is about 25 quid off eBay or 50 quid from a dealer. I ended up getting a dealer one for my wife's car after the eBay one I got was delivered faulty. It might have been damaged in transit, but I didn't want to chance it second time around. It's up to you!

With any luck, your fuel consumption should improve a little, too, if it IS the MAP sensor that's gone...

Based on what happened with my wife's car, my money is on the MAP sensor. A diagnostic scan will confirm, but you can get an idea if you unclip the sensor from its wiring. If doing this DOESN'T make the car run worse, then it's pretty likely the sensor is on its way out (depending how degraded it is, it may force the car into 'limp mode' and make it run better - but not brilliantly - compared to how it runs now!).

You can find the MAP sensor at the back of the engine, sticking in the inlet manifold (depending how mechanically-minded you are, it's the square-ish thing held in by two screws below and behind the black slug thing in the picture!)

(Ignore the yellow oval, it's for something else!)

A new sensor is about 25 quid off eBay or 50 quid from a dealer. I ended up getting a dealer one for my wife's car after the eBay one I got was delivered faulty. It might have been damaged in transit, but I didn't want to chance it second time around. It's up to you!

With any luck, your fuel consumption should improve a little, too, if it IS the MAP sensor that's gone...

thankyou very much my husband has just gone out now to have a tinker !!!!

thanks again will keep you posted. i also have another problem which i am about to post !!!