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Old 04-05-2004, 04:42 PM
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MAF question

After reading many posts about hesitation, under 4k, I have decided to replace the MAF. Also the bottom right corner is cracked from over-tightening.

Will i need to reset the ECU??

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Old 04-05-2004, 05:03 PM
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No. Remember to disconnect the battery. If the SES DOES come on don't worry... it'll go off after a certain amount of miles. Took mine a week to go off after my MAF blew.
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Originally Posted by Pir8 97
No. Remember to disconnect the battery. If the SES DOES come on don't worry... it'll go off after a certain amount of miles. Took mine a week to go off after my MAF blew.
did you notice any diff in the performance after you changed the MAF??
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Old 04-05-2004, 05:33 PM
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did you notice any diff in the performance after you changed the MAF??
You could say that... it went from not running at all to running like new But no, the original MAF was fine until it died.
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Originally Posted by dba1999us
After reading many posts about hesitation, under 4k, I have decided to replace the MAF. Also the bottom right corner is cracked from over-tightening.

Will i need to reset the ECU??

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how does the car feel at WOT?
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Old 04-05-2004, 06:06 PM
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how does the car feel at WOT?
The same. You have to understand that I replaced my MAF for a different reason. I put a Frankencar intake on w/ K&N and about two weeks later (at WOT) the MAF died... the car just quit. So, until that moment I didn't have any performance issues with the stock MAF. I replaced it with one DAVEB sent me over night and the car ran just as well as it did before the failure.

It has been several months with the new MAF and thanks to the great sound and feel of the Frankencar the car experiences WOT quite often and runs like a champ every time.
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Old 04-05-2004, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Pir8 97
The same. You have to understand that I replaced my MAF for a different reason. I put a Frankencar intake on w/ K&N and about two weeks later (at WOT) the MAF died... the car just quit. So, until that moment I didn't have any performance issues with the stock MAF. I replaced it with one DAVEB sent me over night and the car ran just as well as it did before the failure.

It has been several months with the new MAF and thanks to the great sound and feel of the Frankencar the car experiences WOT quite often and runs like a champ every time.
sorry, i was throwing the question to dba. he said he was having hesistation under 4k but i was curious how the car felt @ WOT. if he was not having the issue at WOT when the maf is being read alone, i was going to suggest checking his coils if they have not been ruled out already. on a side note, im glad your issue was resolved and you can enjoy the intake.
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Old 04-05-2004, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by sloppymax
sorry, i was throwing the question to dba. he said he was having hesistation under 4k but i was curious how the car felt @ WOT. if he was not having the issue at WOT when the maf is being read alone, i was going to suggest checking his coils if they have not been ruled out already. on a side note, im glad your issue was resolved and you can enjoy the intake.

Ahhh nutz... Ima bonehead sloppymax. I didn't look to see who made the post... I thought it came from dba again.
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Old 04-06-2004, 05:21 AM
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i had some misfiring probs when i installed the iridium ix's. i switched back to the old plugs and the misfiring stopped. it hesitates a little around 4K. i am going the maf route since it already needs replaced. if that doesn't fix the prob, coils will be next

someone else here had the same prob. no SES light and hesitation issues. he changed the maf and it drives fine now...

btw SES came on last night. i am taking her to autozone this eve...
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Originally Posted by dba1999us
i had some misfiring probs when i installed the iridium ix's. i switched back to the old plugs and the misfiring stopped. it hesitates a little around 4K. i am going the maf route since it already needs replaced. if that doesn't fix the prob, coils will be next

someone else here had the same prob. no SES light and hesitation issues. he changed the maf and it drives fine now...

btw SES came on last night. i am taking her to autozone this eve...
post up the the results of the scan after you pull it at autozone if you can.
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P1320 came-up. Ignition sytem failure,,,i will have to replace the coils....how do i get the SRS to go away after the install?

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Originally Posted by dba1999us
P1320 came-up. Ignition sytem failure,,,i will have to replace the coils....how do i get the SRS to go away after the install?

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either autozone can reset it and it should stay off of just by turning the car off and on so many times, the ecu will realize it has been replaced and cycle the code out.
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my ses came on with horrible hesitation at wot and non wot i have a odb reader got po160 which is a o2 sensor but I'm thinking my maf might need a cleaning cause it hesitates on all types of acceleration even at wot maybe a little project for this weekend if its nice
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