HELP! Starting but no Rev

[RandallNeighbour]

Just in case you don't know the abbreviation being used on this thread...

MAF - Mass Air Fuel (sensor)

Toolpants makes a good point. Before you buy one of these expensive little sensors disconnect it and see if you can rev the motor. Then you'll know it's that and not something else.

[fragdude]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Just in case you don't know the abbreviation being used on this thread...

MAF - Mass Air Fuel (sensor)

Toolpants makes a good point. Before you buy one of these expensive little sensors disconnect it and see if you can rev the motor. Then you'll know it's that and not something else.

Mass Air Flow (I sometimes say that too by mistake)

[kimberly001]

Well I fixed it, but it wasn't what I thought it would be.

I went to where I had parked it and began to disassemble everything to get into the engine compartment. I looked around for awhile and noticed no loose hoses or anything else that looked out of the ordinary (except the insane amount of dust!).

When looking around on line, it looked like the MAF was near the air filter. So I took the air filter out, but nothing looked out of the ordinary. When I looked down into where I pulled it out of, I noticed a small mulch type wood chip in the bottom over the white circular vent at the bottom of the air filter holder (I know y'all love these technical terms!) Anyway, I removed it and since I couldn't find anything else, put everything back together.

I decided to try the car one more time and it started up like a champ and reved and was ready to go. I'm going to assume that the wood chip, as small as it was which was about the size of your nail bed, blocked the air flow and triggered a sensor which caused it to not go anywhere. Does that make sense?

Thanks so much for everyones input. This is always the first place I come when looking for answers !

Kimberly

[RobZ]

Originally Posted by kimberly001

I noticed a small mulch type wood chip in the bottom over the white circular vent at the bottom of the air filter holder (I know y'all love these technical terms!)

The technical term for the chip is the S.M.T.W.C. It's in the Bentley manual.

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by fragdude

Mass Air Flow (I sometimes say that too by mistake)

Doh!

Here I am trying to be smart and helpful and I put my foot in my mouth. Never mind.

Kimberley, I'm guessing that by removing the air filter you jogged the MAF a bit.

The thin filament inside it can short out.

I hope it was the wood chip, but if the problem comes back, you'll know right where to look.

[kimberly001]

Hey, I was just impressed I fixed it in front of a crowd of 50 people having lunch

I'm with you thinking it still might have something to do with the MAF, but until it starts acting up more often and becomes nonfixable by me, I'll keep doing the air filter shake

I kept the woodchip though. I was just too impressed that a small woodchip could stop a high performance vehicle

[Dragonwind]

I'm glad you get it up and running again! Did you go to the Parade last month?
Maybe I saw you there. Anyways, enjoy!!!
Chris