Ok off the same lead as the MAF, i have another small wire that connects direct to my positive battery connection .. is this normal? 

 

It seems some bodge job..

Edited 15 March, 201511 yr by FromTheDarkness

No, not normal.

Pictures so we can work out what it is?

Ye cant till Tuesday now, lads b day tomorrow so off to the zoo.. 

 

Im wondering if its part of my ongoing electrical gremlins ><

That doesn't sound good! Supplying permanent, unfused live to something that presumable shouldn't have permanent live!

No, not normal.

Pictures so we can work out what it is?

 

That doesn't sound good! Supplying permanent, unfused live to something that presumable shouldn't have permanent live!

 

Ok picture :

 

http://postimg.org/image/65j5b8863/

Looks like some Bodgery going on here have u taken the airbox lid off to see why the wires go in to the airbox

Looks like some Bodgery going on here have u taken the airbox lid off to see why the wires go in to the airbox

Oh dear someone's had a good play about with that

Find out where it goes to.

doesnt go into air box, goes around the back to the ECU.. also lots of duct taperage around the ECU... i know i will fcker things up more if i get in there :P

 

i also have a spade connection on the negative, looks to go down past the washer to the headlights/ fogs ?

Oh dear someone's had a good play about with that

Find out where it goes to.

 

 

Looks like some Bodgery going on here have u taken the airbox lid off to see why the wires go in to the airbox

 

http://postimg.org/image/vqc7i6lu5/

 

http://postimg.org/image/5xbd28711/

 

Goes though to inside the car ? Not ECU

I'm gonna say someone's tried a "resistor" mod in the past. Possibly some board or epoxied thingy under all of that tape.

I'm gonna say someone's tried a "resistor" mod in the past. Possibly some board or epoxied thingy under all of that tape.

 

recon just leave it disconnected?

Hmm its the MAF .. http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/348257-egr-delete-error/

I would agree with vindaloo, its possible the previous person even had a switch inside car to go from normal to sport and economy(tricking the maf into diffent conditions).

You could take it apart and see whats been done exactly, or have maf deleted and tune the car to run on map sensor.

I was thinking the same as above. Leave it until you want it remapped and just get it remapped out of the system.