4/13 im going to get my stillen front touring put on,but on the way my car decided to stoll out at 80mph on the freeway yesterday, i pull over shut the car off turn it on again, the car starts up for 5 seconds then shuts off, finally 15 minutes later the car is on and running, i drive it home and the car will absolutely not pass 2 rpms

4/14 i take it to nissan and tell them to check it out

4/15 nissan calls back and says i somehow blew my MAF and will cost $900 and will not be taken care of by warranty since my cold air intake was the cause of it.

if this has happened to anyone or if anyone knows the poblem or if anyone thinks im bein jerked around by nissan, suggestions would be appreciated///its a 2001 auto

 

it is your maf. 900 is for the entire assembly + some pocket money cause i thought it was only 500-600. youre best bet is to call dave b and have him ship you a maf. he will send the sensor only and you can replace it yourself. im not sure how much they are going for but the fact you had an intake on it and the maf failed is why they are saying its out of warranty.

 

Yup, Nissan's right and you are SOL as far as the MAF...You are most likely gonna have to pay for it to get fixed, although 900 seems a little high...You may want to see if you can find a MAF cheaper and install it yourself

 

so intake is a bad performance mod or is that an excuse for nisan, what causes this? i have my stock airbox setup, ill throwit on take out the cod air, and go to another nissan, maybe thatll work?

 

doubt it's the cai, but possibly since some members have reported problems with pop chargers leaving oil deposits from the k&n filters on their mafs.
try this first. take some degreaser and spray in on your maf sensor. i'm not sure how fragile it is, so i'd spray around it and let it run onto the sensor itself. get it good and wet. let it sit for a minute then rinse it off. shake it and wipe it dry as best as you can then let it air dry and reinstall it. i suppose you could use a blow drier on LO and COLD as well.
some members here have had success with that solution.
if not, and you're sure it's the maf, buy a new one from dave burnette for ~500, may be less. worth a phone call.

 

its not a bad mod, its just one that has some side affects. i would do what you said, throw stock box back on and go to another dealer. this may sound crazy but be careful reinstalling espically with the bolts. the dealer around me told someone they would cover it once but not again cause the bolts had markings like it was taken off.

 

It's a Nissan excuse. You have 2 choices. 1 put your stock air box back in and take it to another dealer and get it fixed under warranty if your still under you 36k warranty. 2 call DAVEB and get a sensor from him, sensor only not the whole housing too. I think it's like 80 bucks or so from him. Then you replace it your self 5min job or less.

 

you can always say you took it to a shop to take a look and they opened up the airbox and tried pulling it apart -- then realized it was a dead MAF and told you to take it to a dealer to get it fixed under warranty..

..or something to that effect.

Good luck!

 

Hey ive got a Deal for ya. Maf's are about 100 bux actually. Ive ran through 5 different ones. I have a new 2k1 maf sitting here. If you want it i'll sell it to ya. Guranteed working.

Larry

 

i might really consider it, lemme take it to nissan with the stock ai box, if that doesnt go well i might have to look into something, is this normal for othr maximas, every time i see an MAF thread i totally ignore, i thought this would never happn to me

 

Did you have a brand name cold air intake? or was it custom?

 

hey. what do you use to remove the sensor from the housing??
i wanna buy a new housing or one from a pathfinder or 2k2 and just keep my existing sensor.

 

Place Racing cold air

 

bro, go back to stock, go to another dealer...they'll fix it. play dumb.

worse comes to worse, DAVEB sensors is 75-100 dollars.

as far as it being a bad mod, i would turn around and go back to the CAI if i had a blown MAF. i'd just shrug it off.

good luck.

 

Isn't the Place Racing CAI the one that goes thru a hole in the fender well? If so, how are you gonna explain that to the dealer? If not, then just ignore this.

 

yea it is actually but i dont think u can see the hole since its under the battery and airbox

 

so let me gt this straight, is my problem here my o2 sensors, or is it my MAF, or are they both the same thing where nisan sells it for 90 and dave b goes for 200?

 

I dont suppose you have to explain this to the dealer. Just put your stock box back on and go ahead. Good luck!

 

the MAF assmebly is 600. the sensor INSIDE the MAF assmebly, which is the piece that gets damaged, is 75-100. nissan just replaces it all, that's where the big $$$$ comes from.

 

thanks now it makes more sense, so whos daveb and how do i get ahold of him, is their another possbility of this happening again, mines a 2k1, are their any 2k2' that have ben through this

 

buy my sensor! Its a 2k1...ran on my 2k2...with an Apexi' Dry filter...I have the whole assembly to ship out...you can just unscrew the sensor and plug it into your MAF tube. I need to get rid of it.

 

Stillin should design a new MAF and design it so it increases HP too.

 

i called nissan again and now they say the poblem is quotunquote
"intake airflow meter" is that the same thing

 

chill it buddy, i still am gonna give it a shot at a new nissan dealer and see if i can get it done with them

 

hahah just messing wiht you. Also Intake Airlfow Meter/ Mass Air flow Meter/ Mass air flow sensor/ Mass air sensor/ Massivly **** Sensor. Same thing.

 

yea i just wanted to know what the problem was before i order a sensor for no reason u know, so if the problem is the intake airflow meter or maf whatevr, and nissan doesnt take care of it ill let u know bud

 

bro, buy it off chinanitrous. buying it off him is like buying it off nissan. same pieces, only he has an extra one. if you're gonna pay the same price, might as well help him out. not like he's giving you a piece that "might" work. it WILL work.

as far as 2k2's, yes it's happend on MANY MANY 2k2's. i believe the problem got fixed in 2k3, as i have not seen any 2k3's with these issues.

again good luck and help out chinanitrious and buy it off him.

 

My MAF also just blew... but I replaced my pop charger with the stock box and brought it to nissan. My car is no longer under warrente, but it's a Cali-spec, and there is a TSB for the Cali-spec 2000 maximas. I was quoted at 400 from the dealer to replace, and then they did it for free because of the TSB.

Just another thought.

-James

 

Just curious, how do you distinguish between '02 and '03....MAF-wise?

 

well, if you get one, you can ask for an MAF for an 03 maxima, which would already have a part number, or simply request the part no.
a poll was done and they found a certain part no. to be a bad MAF no.
i dont know it....someone should