Update - problem solved !! - swapped in the original MAF and bingo the thick black smoke of over fueling stopped. So, in attempting to fix the original problem of poor acceleration / loss of power and replacing what was thought could be the culprit (MAF) I introduced what would turn out to be a prob...

Ok Guys - Update and not a good one I'm afraid - still failing on emissions - :x It had an overnight soak Terraclean Fuel line clean - which on the face of it did a good job with the Opacity test down from 3.29 to 1.41 Great we thought - quick re-test and bobs your auntie Not so - the MOT emissions ...

Hi Guys - an update following retest on the emissions :( Oil and Filter change didn't help - Shell V-Power didn't help - Italian tune didn't help - still failing on emissions - no DPF on this one so looks like the Catalyst is not doing its job - it fly's along really nicely now too. Suggestions? Che...

Hi Guys - an update - MOT failure mechanicals fixed - replaced the both Anti-roll bar links - replaced both handbrake cables - (tip - use the little rubber seals from the old cables when fitting Blueprint cables as they don't provide them) I did have to remove the centre console to get to where they...

Hi Quacker - that is probably true - was thinking of another trip to Camberly and BCA to get another younger model - this one has done very well all things considered - it came from there originally (November 2013) with all the service stamps with 131k miles on the clock for around £4.5k then. Still...

Hi dani87 - thanks again for your responses - busy weekend coming I feel - failed MOT today - Hand Brake not holding well enough - noted last year and thought I would have to replace the cable this time round - ha ho. Also NSF anti-roll bar connecting rod - too much play in the UV joint so a couple ...

Hi dani87 - thanks for your response - Air Filter changed at the same time as the MAF - Fuel Filter changed within the last couple kmiles or so - the fault codes have been cleared down a couple of times and the same ones come back - good point on checking the Turbo boost - I do that later this eveni...

Hi Quacker / gvmdaddy Thank you for your responses - granted a 3.0d Sport is tad more quicker than the Qashqai, but I have had other comparatively low powered diesel engine motors - couple of Citroens - company cars I hasten to add :lol: The second time I dismantled the parts around the EGR I did go...

Hi Guys Drove my wife's' Qashqai for the first time for ages the other day only to find it had very poor acceleration and if it were a petrol I'd say it also had a misfire associated with a bad plug - and only happy to trundle along the motorway at 70 ish and at 2-3k rpm. (Why is it they then say - ...