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Old 03-27-2011, 04:59 PM   #1
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Hey Dale, I'm curious what that cost you to get the system "fogged" for leaks?
I've had that those two same codes off and on for over a year (and while i DO have a minor exhaust leak), I've been meaning to get it in to have my Indy smoke the system.

What should that run me? It's always nice to have some kind of comparison when getting estimates

Thanks
A local independent foreign car shop charged me $75, which I thought was very reasonable. I think it's very much worth doing since otherwise I would have thrown a $300 MAF sensor at it. I go by the old pilots adage of "believe your instruments". I find it surprising that so many people assume the O2 or MAF sensors are bad and doing them first instead of looking for leaks.
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Old 03-28-2011, 07:49 AM   #2
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The 986 models typically have a 0.9 to 1.1 V reading at the MAF sensor with the ignition on, engine off. With the engine at idle, the voltage reading should be around 1.4V. IF you're not seeing this, the sensor is most likely bad.

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