"Catman"  wrote in message 
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> On 26/07/2011 10:04, GT wrote:
>> "SteveH"  wrote in message
>> news:1k4zb5k.xm2jvr1ktd7ahN%italiancar_at_gmail.com...
>>> GT  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Actually, before I bother to buy one, will it actually give me more
>>>> information than just "motor control failure...", or am I wasting my
>>>> money??
>>>
>>> Does it do that all the time, or just randomly?
>>
>> All the time - usually under load at low revs. Engine splutter like a
>> missfire or bad fuel, MCF message, then off we go again! Catman said 
>> several
>> times that its the throttle sensor at the pedal (its not a direct 
>> throttle
>> cable) and he tends to know what he is talking about, but the MCF message
>> makes me wonder if its something else - electrics, ECU, lambda sensor or
>> even spark plugs or something else...
>>
>
> /me stands by his opionion. MCF comes up  if sensors drop off line, or 
> signals are 'stupid' AFAIK
>
> I reserve the right to be wrong ;)

Its not happened yet in your various replies to me!

Only human.