i had a shop install a hard pipe intercooler kit for me, just got the car back and on the way home noticed that after 2k it would start sputtering and or hesitating and pretty violently at varying rpm's. it seems to stop once i get past 4500. when i was talking to the guy doing the work he said that he had started to clean the MAF because there was come carbon build up on it and im wondering if thats what is causing my problems, also he custom made some lines running the air filter under my headlight so i would be getting cooler air, because of the new air filter(just upgraded from the stock airbox) he says that the car will need a few weeks to adjust because its not used to getting the large volumes of air, any ideas? oh btw the engine was rebuilt to stock specifications(at least thats what i asked the guy) and everything on the car is stock. i reset the ecu and drove it around for a bit to see if it would help, not really and no codes.
sputter/hesitation after intercooler install
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Hacki_sack_kid;1284266 said:
he lied to cover his ass, there is no solvent that can clean the mirror on the afm with out leaving a residue making the sensor worthless now. If it acts like mine did it will get worse and worse and begin to stall to the point it wont restart when you put it in neutral and let it idle on its own. never got an afm code from mine until it totally took a shit on me.
New is $6-800 bones. I suggest a used one
Hacki_sack_kid;1284266 said:
Another vote here for the MAF, unfortunately. I'd stop driving the car hard until you get it sorted. Could also be that you have a massive leak somewhere in your intercooler piping, but since he "tried" to clean the MAF I'd bet on that being the culprit.
In all seriousness though, if you're going to have anyone else install anything on the car, swing by my place and we'll tackle it ourselves... without damaging expensive components.
How you been?
^ its AFM, and no,nothing over the counter will clean it. You can clean the plaistc leg that comes out of it but do NOT get any cleaner into the small holes at the base of the leg.
grimreaper;1284300 said:he lied to cover his ass, there is no solvent that can clean the mirror on the afm with out leaving a residue making the sensor worthless now. If it acts like mine did it will get worse and worse and begin to stall to the point it wont restart when you put it in neutral and let it idle on its own. never got an afm code from mine until it totally took a shit on me.
New is $6-800 bones. I suggest a used one
I didn't get a code until min died as well, and as soon as they go, they go! Lucky me I had a guy down the street that had a Turbo Supra so I Used his to test weather or not mine was broken.
One of my first mistakes when I got my sup. it had a blown seal in the turbo. Oil was inside the ic pipes and the ic its self. So I took all the pipes and hoses off and cleaned them, all pipes and hoses! Yep even the intake hose I sprayed degreaser all in it.:nono: LOL. $150 mistake.
jdub;1285045 said:
i take it thats different from crossing the Te1 and E1 terminals? if it requires a computer it might be difficult, the previous owner got some shit in the diagnostic terminal, tried to hook up a scan tool and it doesn't recognize it.... anyway if it is crossing the 2 terminals, i have and didn't pull any codes
The AFM can be cleaned, but it takes a solvent (CFC) that isn't readily available these days. Other stuff attacks and ruins the optics.
sneakypete;1286307 said:
sorry to be an ass but how many times am i going to have to say this I HAVE CHECKED FOR CODES, AFTER JUMPING THE Te1 AND E1 TERMINALS TURNING OFF ALL ACCESSORIES AND TURNING THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION THE CHECK ENGING LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHED IN .26 SECOND INTERVALS aka no codes, yes i have done this before
^ your posts dont inspire confidence in your understanding on checking codes. That is why he most likely questioned you. Or he just didnt read the whole thread
you swap the afm for another? electronics only...
you swap the afm for another? electronics only...
ive kinda been in a bad situation for a while so my dad decided to help me out with this one, and im gettin a new one from the dealership i used to work at, they like me enough to still give me a discount:thumbup: still waiting on it to come in though should be either tomorrow of friday