help with MAF - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

djomlas · 07-18-2007, 09:04 PM

how do i check for that?

btw, isn't it weird that 4 codes show up at the same time?

pteam · 07-18-2007, 09:27 PM

Good luck with your problem hope the MAF fixes it!

fab · 07-19-2007, 12:56 AM

DJ, we are in the same boat but I got CEL 1128 and 1130 codes and waiting for my MAF to arrive. Should be sometime today. I hope it cures it...

djomlas · 07-19-2007, 08:44 AM

PLease do let me know if that fixes your problem.
i just looked at my tracking number with UPS and it should arrive tomorrow, i have my fingers crossed.
i had the other 2 codes show up all the time before, but big news was 1128 and 1130 and car acting up, so well see

BUT, and this is probably what i should have done before ordering the MAF, although i still think it needs to be changed as they fail all the time, is check the one that i have already by unplugging it and then taking the negative lead off the battery, wait about a minute, connect the lead back on to the battery, and see if the car runs better. if it does better without the MAF plugged then its the MAf that is faulty, and if it runs the same then the problem lays somewhere else and i wasted the 200 or so on the MAF for no reason. (ths info coming from Chris_in_NH that he posted on my other thread over on renntech, thx)

pteam · 07-19-2007, 08:58 AM

djomlas,

keep your old MAF no matter what, unless you find out for sure it was bad. IF it turns out not to be bad you could probably sell it to somebody one one of the forums for almost what you paid for it since its brand new and people need them all the time. You could also try to sell your old one if it was still good for maybe $50 or something since it was used but still good.

djomlas · 07-19-2007, 09:04 AM

i am not sure if i would even be able to return the one that i bought, IF it turns out that the old one is indeed OK. something like buying a wrong part...i dunno, i actually hope that the MAF is the problem, so that i dont have to investigate anymore and have a calm piece of mind.

even if it cost me $200 hehehe

Perfectlap · 07-19-2007, 10:31 AM

from what I read the car can run briefly without the MAF and without incident.
I suppose you *could* try to disconnect the MAF and see if it runs without sputtering. If it runs fine minus the MAF, then armchair Porsche mechanic says it's a case of bad MAF.