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Old 22-06-2011, 02:42 PM
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Default MAF sensor issues ..i think!

IM LOST!! when i start my 97 wrx sti jdmit is hunting then eventually levels out .. then as the car warms up it gradually gets worse and starts to judder , run rich , stall, could this be the MAF sensor playing up? a garage i took car to said that on monitoring it was fine till it got hot then figures showed really rich running for no rreason and popping up maf fault code with a voltage of 5.5 or something! any ideas anyone??is the mechanic right?? just dont really want to throw more money finding out it colud just be changed !!
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Old 22-06-2011, 09:26 PM
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Checked that all your vacuum pipes are still conected and not split anywhere?

Im sure a few peeps here have a MAF you could use to test your theory.
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Old 22-06-2011, 09:28 PM
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Does this not have some thing to do with lambda sensor..?
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Old 23-06-2011, 12:12 AM
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Sounds like MAF to me, especially if your gettin CEL code for it, ask about maybe some1 has a spare you can swap over to try,
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