Dude, I cleaned my MAF !

[NickCats]

First, let me thank each and every one of you for all your great contributions to this forum...

Let me preface this by saying I have NEVER worked on a car before ( let me put it this way, I take my car to the dealer to have a lightbulb replaced ! ).

Last Tuesday, I got my first CEL ( P1123 & P1125 ) :

http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11687

Well, I got it again today, so I went and bought the Torx bits and cleaner, got out the owner's manual, got to the engine ( I finally got to see it ! ), opened up Mike Focke's website, removed and cleaned the MAF, and got everything back together again ! Hopefully this will fix the problem, if not, I will replace the MAF next...

I never knew how easy it is to "do it yourself" ! Thanks, everybody. Maybe I'll even try and do my own oil change next time...

Nick

[blinkwatt]

Feels awesome to work on your car huh?

I don't want to burst your bubble but I tried cleaning mine....worked for 150 miles then the CEL came back on. I ended up just buying a new one.

I had mine cleaned by the dealership. Totally got overcharged but at the time I was not able to do it myself as I was on a vacation. Long story short I havent had a CEL in 10,000 miles. You may get lucky.

[Grizzly]

I got an 1125, so I bought four new O2 sensors. I haven't had time to install them yet, but I just know in advance that they're not going to be my problem and I'm going to need a MAF also. That's just how my luck runs.

Congrats on fixing it yourself Nick. You'll be amazed at what you can do once you get over the apprehension of not being able to put it back together. With a good manual, time and a little guts, you can tear that car down to the unibody and put it back together yourself. When you get into bigger projects, zip lock bags, a Sharpee and a video camera are your best friends.

[NickCats]

Thanks bogg and blink ! I did give djolmas a call on my way back from Auto Zone. He had the same thing, cleaned the MAF and the CEL came back on again. I figured it is worth the $15 for the Torx and cleaner to give it a shot before dropping $200 for a new MAF. I guess time will tell and I'll let you know what happens...

Griz, why go after the O2 sensors first ? I guess that might be the next step if the cleaning / replacing the MAF doesn't work.

Nick

[Grizzly]

Originally Posted by NickCats

Thanks bogg and blink ! I did give djolmas a call on my way back from Auto Zone. He had the same thing, cleaned the MAF and the CEL came back on again. I figured it is worth the $15 for the Torx and cleaner to give it a shot before dropping $200 for a new MAF. I guess time will tell and I'll let you know what happens...

Griz, why go after the O2 sensors first ? I guess that might be the next step if the cleaning / replacing the MAF doesn't work.

Nick

Well, I did it because I only got an 1125. If I'd gotten a code on the right bank also, I'd have suspected the MAF. Since I only got one, I figured it was the O2 sensor. Rather than replacing one at a time I decided to do them all at once.

[djomlas]

sweet man, hopefully that will get it solved, time will tell.
mine still shows up every other day