do i need to do the idle air learning procedure when i put in a new maf?

 

Im not sure if you need to the idle air learning procedure, but i do know that you need to update the ECM and just leaving the battery unplugged overnight just isnt enough (I'm talking from experience)

 

how do i do that, i really need to know

 

nissan suggests the update throught the consult 2 which only they have. i have the new style maf w/o the update and it has been trouble for over a year now. if you want the update done them make an appt at the dealer and expect to spend around 85 for the diagnostic time.

 

that sucks, i wish they could make this easy for me but hell no they have to make as much money as possible

 

Ya, and while you have the Consult 2 hooked up to it, ask the dealer to advance your timing to 17 degrees. They should do this for free since they will already have the consult 2 hooked up to your car.

 

i will, i think i'm going to wait till i get my injectors cleaned out and fuel system running right too, there are just too many things that are up with my car, but luckily i can get the fuel system done for around a hundred bucks and i'll do that that same day i have my clutch installed which should be in about two weeks, if i didn't have problems then it wouldn't be fun right?

 

My understanding is that you only need to reset the ECU...Is this not correct?

 

Whats this for? I dunno what that means!!!!!

 

that is all you have to do to get it running but if you read the tsb concerning the maf replacement, nissan will flash the ecu with whatever updates they have concerning the maf. i would say the majority of 00/01 guys that have replaced the maf with the newer style have not gotten the update and seem to have no issues at all.

 

whats the difference between the older and newer style MAF?

 

I have a 2001 5 SP. I got the dealer to reprogram ECU according to TSB that was supplied with MAF. It cost me 45 CAN. Anything more than that and your getting reamed.
MCE

 

Is the MAF sensor covered under the Nissan Security Plus warrenty?

 

I called my local stealership and they said that the last time it was in they found an "airflow meter" that needed to be replaced for $213 including labor (installation and reprogramming the ECU). Is this the same thing as the MAF?

 

Yes it is... did ya really have to post this in THREE different threads?

 

sorry ... I would've just made a new thread but the new rule... eh I'll just shut up- I just made the appt for the repair (an hour from now) so I wanted to make sure I was getting the right thing done before I went in there wasting money I don't have in the first place.

 

A new thread would actually not be the way to go either... that is pretty basic info, something that ya coulda found by doing a little reading here and there.... just some friendly advice, read through the Stickies, esp the Rules, FAQs, How-Tos, Search, etc before posting...

Ya woulda found this:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=368622

And this:

http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...7&postcount=93

All the best with your trip to the dealership...

 

Thanks. I have done searches etc, but missed the label on the part for the MAF that had the word meter on it (which is what made me wonder because it has always been referred to as "mass air flow"sensor, not "meter - air flow") .. I also thought I saw a post that said a new MAF from the dealership would cost $400, but I can't find the post now.

Thanks again.

 

How did u make out at the dealership? hows the car running now?

 

I will say that is the best $200 I have ever put into my car. She shifts smooth as silk now and pulls all the way through to about 6100 rpm. I bought the car with the bad MAF, so this is the first time I have ever driven it without the problem... and I couldn't stop driving it cause I was having too much fun.

The dealership was actually quite helpful and replaced the airfilter at the same time with the MAF to assure it wouldn't happen again any time soon. My mechanic explained how the stock nissan filter has an oily feel to it whereas most aftermarket filters are dry, which causes the maf to clog and need replacement.

So the car is now running better than it ever has (in my ownership of it), and the swap of the MAF and airfilter along with an ECU reprogram only took about 30 minutes.

 

I have an 02 and replaced my MAF with an 01 with the thiristor swap out. But my car feels dogg slow. I didn't reset the ECU, do you think this is the problem

 

it more than likely needs to be reprogrammed by the dealership .. which for my '00 costs $89. You could try resetting it, but unless you have gotten it reprogrammed since the new MAF came out, your ECU will need to be reprogrammed