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Old 01-25-2006, 03:09 PM
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Default Low RPM stumble bad gas mileage!!!

at anything above 3k the car sounds and runs great and has decent power at WOT..


say if I'm in 4th gear at like 1500 and I give it like 1/3 throttle to keep up with traffic.. the ****** bogs like hell and pops/stumbles horribly..


does this in any gear under 1500.. or slowly taking off from a stop light..


at a steady RPM no problems.. at WOT no problems.. at like 2/3 nothing at all..

just like below 2500 at part throttle its a stumbling and sounding like a gunfire!!!

I got it scanned and advanced threw a code that said low MAF/VAF volt..


I cleaned it out with electrical cleaner.. anything else I can do?
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i would say its a bad MAF, or o2 sensor issue, but since you got the maf code i would put my money on that, same thing happened to my buddy
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the MAF is getting good voltage.. and its clean as a whistle though!

I'm frustrated as hell.
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has it been tuned at all?
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doesnt matter how the voltage is or how clean it is, if its not correct it can cause issue in certain areas
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my car does the same thing.
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Been there..check out your fuses bro..it should be a small 20 amp fuse you blew..its called engine something right under the hood... This causes you to throw the low voltage code. i see you have headers, double check your O2 wires if you extended them. A common problem is the O2 wires ground out on the headers, causing you to pop the fuse for your MAF and throw the code..Once you see the fuse and replace it, it will go out again..start by unplugging one sensor, replace fuse and see if blows again..if the fuse does not blow after you unplugged one of the sensors..rewired it.
Check out that fuse 1st under the hood..if its popped then that could be it
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I would go with checking the fuse first.

the problem sounds like either a bad MAF or bad 02's(possible air leak too before 02's)




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