Check Engine light just came on.....???

Taking it to autozone later, anyone have any imput?

Plz don't flame.

 

Let us know what the code is

 

Make sure your gas cap is screwed all the way down, other than that, only the code knows...

 

I gassed up one time with the engine running and the light came on. Stealership reset it for me in 10 minutes. They said it would've reset itself in about 10 startup cycles.

 

autozone is pretty good they should be able to tell you what it is. Mine was also a gas cap issue. if you get the gas cap issue, screw it on all the way or in my case put the stock one back on if you bought a keylock one. and unplug the battery for about 1 min to 2 min and then hook back up and light will be gone. If it is something else good luck and let us know if we can be of more assistance.

 

so what did they say LOL ... cant wait to hear this...

 

Talked to another member online and based on what the code described, its the MAF. First problem I have ever had on my car. O well.

 

im sure daddy will fix it alex dont worry man... hell ask him to buy you another car... this one is no good

MAF not a big deal u can get it fix for fairly cheap

 

MAF aren't cheap d00d...

 

200-250?

 

quite expensive

Mass air flow sensor, maxima 04-06 $394.06

 

fastmax..................stay off my threads, you just post ***** garbage.


Can I just drive the car?

 

Sickse: I can post wherever i would like...just like you did when i asked you to stop "post whoring" and starting crap w/ me a few months ago... Remember your ban????? anyway, its a publlc forum..I will continue to post on your threads, my threads and anyone else's threads that i feeel like posting on....... thats why forums are so great... ANYONE can post ANYWHERE at ANY TIME...

yes you can drive the car but its in a safe mode so it wont run correctly...sluggish....

call up some junk yards... you can find them for MUCH cheaper...

 

If you want to give me advise....I would love to hear it. Remarks such as "daddy will pay for it" do nothing but stir up trouble and you know it. There is no reason for comments such as those.

Safe mode? I have never heard of that b4. Why is there a safe mode?

 

When any ecu controlled part malfunctions,the ecu will take over the malfunctioning parts role with a non-variable safe mode setting,so you will not be broke down on the side of the road. Now that the ecu has taken over for the sensor,the variable input from the sensor is now lost,this will cause poor performance/reduced gas mileage/etc.

 

perfectly said...

I would not drive it if u didnt have to...

400 bucks is not bad when i think of repairs for a car...

I remember spending 2100 bucks on a thrown road in a later car...

 

Im not hte person who came on here bragging how you pay for nothing and all theppl who are not in school are losers... ETC... ... you did...

You dont want ppl to give you a hard time , dont give them fuel for the fire..

W/ all that said...

Your car will be fine.. SHOP AROUND like i said...

and you will be fine... i would think 450 is the worst case BRAND NEW MAF...

I know they are out there w/ like 10k miles on them that will work just fine...

Good luck

P.s. BE NICE TO YOUR CAR ... DRIVE SLOW and GET LOW RPMS!

 

What was the code #?

 

Your link doesnt work... JFYI

 

Have you tried to use the special electrical contact cleaner on it, may help it out. I buy mine at radio shack.

 

Recommend you guys take it to PM... These post have no added value...

 

I'm wondering if an A34 Maxima can use a 5th gen MAF(with transferred IAT) just like the 5,5th gen.... Just a thought



Fixed ;]

 

wouldn't waste my time

 

The code is " P1284 Manfacurer Contrl. Fuel Air Metering "



I know some is mis-spelled but thats what the autozone printout read.

 

A34 MAF is not A33B MAF.

 

The code is " P1284 Manfacurer Contrl. Fuel Air Metering "



I know some is mis-spelled but thats what the autozone printout read.



bump

 

You need an O2 sensor. Bank 2, sensor 1. What year is your car? I'm guessing 05+. This sensor is in the front bank (near radiator), placed in the exhaust manifold.

 

Its a 2004 SE. Whats the best way to take care of this?


Thanks by the way.

 

I agree

 

There are a number of different items you can do to see what's wrong with it. And there are a number of things that can possibly be wrong with it.

Odds are, you need an O2 sensor.

 

Can I just keep driving?

 

In 1999, two buddies and I all bought the Pathfinders (almost $9K off, who can refuse). We all got the "Check Engine" almost every other years. They brought their cars to the dealers and they changed all sort of $$$sensors. They got sick and left Nissan. I just threw in a bottle of Techcron gas cleaner, tighten the gas cap, reset the light and kept on riving. Hey, if it's bad it would come back. I guess it was just misfire due to bad gas or dirty injector(s). I just bought myself a scanner to see what it actually is the next time. My Pathfinder turns out to be solid as a vault. Not a cent spent on repairs ever, just normal upkeeps, maybe I need to change the front shocks soon (150Kmiles).

 

i dont think ignoring it is a good idea...

"Hey, if it's bad it would come back...."

 

Anybody else, now with the proper code?

 

I didnot mean to ignore it. If the "part" is was really bad, the Check Engine light would come back up soon. Then I would deal with it differently. Here is something to read for fun:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20761824/
You can bring your car to the dealer with a blank check. Many times the code(s) point to a path which involves many sensors. Certain condition may lead to wrong diagnotic. The chance of getting worse is too little. Maybe your emission isn't great, that's it. Remember the days of old cars without all these sensors. My friend had a Cadillac in college days missing one or maybe two cylinders. My sister was driving the '99Max with the Check Engine on for a few years because the dealer wanted $1200 to change out the 6 coils. Until the time she had to renew the registration w/smog-check, I told her to bring it to my machenic who diagnosed and replaced only one coil for $200.