GoTToGo

Car has been sputtering intermittently for the last few days. Almost like it was misfiring. Boost gage and tach show no appreciable lurching. VAG-COM scans yesterday and day before result in zero fault codes.

Today, on the way home, a whole bunch of lurching, sputtering and then loss of power. Car is dead. I wait, restart it and drive 100 yards, same thing happens. Try one more time and it goes 20 yards and dies. Call AAA, have it towed to house, VAG-COM shows only one fault which is

P1128 - Fuel Trim; Bank 1 (Mult): System too Lean

There never was a CEL. In replacing my previous 3 MAFs, I always got a CEL.

I have never heard of a MAF actually killing the car; I have only heard of various degrees of reduction in power.

DumpTTruck

Maybe old school but fuel pump and/or filter? Happened in my Fiero.(don't say it)

GoTToGo

Other P1128 things

-Exhaust system components removing and nstalling

-Fuel injectors checking

-Fuel pressure regulator and residual pressure checking

-Fuel pump checking

-Intake system for leaks (unmetered air) checking

-Secondary Air Injection (AIR) system components removing and installing

For my sake, I hope it's just the MAF

TTschwing

sounds like something else (fuel)

Basttion

Ha, I had two.

I had a 1986 fast back red with tan leather, and I had a black on black 1988 Formula with the Lotus suspension. They were both fun cars. I loved them and neither one ever left me stranded or burst into flames. Lol.

DumpTTruck

I had a modded 84

DumpTTruck

With your symptoms I would start with the pump and filter.

Scenic Driver

I had a MAF do this. However I had a "MAF signal too low code" when it did.

GorTT

sounds like it *was* a coilpack

GoTToGo

I was able to start the car and idle it while I checked some blocks last night, it ran fine, and the only code was the P1128.