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Old 04-11-2003, 09:26 PM
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check engine light after installed CAI

i have a 96 max. after i finished the install of CAI and turned on the car. checking engine light is on. i got every hose back to where they should be. does anyone has any suggestion to the engine light???
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Old 04-11-2003, 09:35 PM
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Its because your engine is getting alot more air now, and your MAF is like WTF. Itll go awy in like a week once the ECU learns this. Its kinda like running, when you first start you are panting and all whatnot, then after conditioning, you can run harder and faster with the same lungs.
 
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reset it and forget it
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Old 04-11-2003, 10:57 PM
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you make shrue all the plugs especially the MAF sensor is plugged in before you started the car? just reset the ecu and see what happends or pull the code just to know what tripped it
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Originally posted by Nismo
you make shrue all the plugs especially the MAF sensor is plugged in before you started the car? just reset the ecu and see what happends or pull the code just to know what tripped it
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Old 04-12-2003, 02:01 PM
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Originally posted by Nismo
you make shrue all the plugs especially the MAF sensor is plugged in before you started the car? just reset the ecu and see what happends or pull the code just to know what tripped it
the MAF sensor is in place, and there is anther little go into the CAI pipe. what that senor does and do i still need it?
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Originally posted by masterB


the MAF sensor is in place, and there is anther little go into the CAI pipe. what that senor does and do i still need it?
its an air temp sensor I believe. I used to have it ziptied somewhere but never got a CEL.
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