P0102 MAF Sensor question for 01 WS6 TA
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P0102 MAF Sensor question for 01 WS6 TA Hi,
Hopefully this is the right forum for this.
My 01 WS6 TA was throwing a P0102 code for quite a while and running a little rough. My buddy who is a mechanic told me to just unplug the MAF sensor and see what happens. I did and now it runs super smooth again. My friend suggested that I get some MAF Sensor cleaner and clean the thing to see if that fixes things. I got the cleaner, haven't used it yet, because I am a guitar player and not a mechanic and I am always afraid that any auto repair efforts on my part may end in the total destruction of my car. : )
But I guess I will attempt it because, according to my friend, it is easy enough that I probably won't hurt anything.
Before talking to my friend, I was thinking of taking it into a shop to be diagnosed and so forth. They were saying that a good MAF sensor was very expensive, so they wanted to do a lot of diagnostic work hoping to avoid replacing it.
However, I believe I found a remanufactured AC Delco MAF Sensor on Rockauto for about $104.00 or so, and a brand new Delphi for about $103.00. In the event that cleaning the thing doesn't do the trick and I have to replace it, are the ones I found good enough parts, or am I missing something, because the guy at the shop I talked to was saying like $700.00 or so for the part.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...1374713&jsn=19
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...1374713&jsn=18
Thanks!
Best,
fastertransam
Hopefully this is the right forum for this.
My 01 WS6 TA was throwing a P0102 code for quite a while and running a little rough. My buddy who is a mechanic told me to just unplug the MAF sensor and see what happens. I did and now it runs super smooth again. My friend suggested that I get some MAF Sensor cleaner and clean the thing to see if that fixes things. I got the cleaner, haven't used it yet, because I am a guitar player and not a mechanic and I am always afraid that any auto repair efforts on my part may end in the total destruction of my car. : )
But I guess I will attempt it because, according to my friend, it is easy enough that I probably won't hurt anything.
Before talking to my friend, I was thinking of taking it into a shop to be diagnosed and so forth. They were saying that a good MAF sensor was very expensive, so they wanted to do a lot of diagnostic work hoping to avoid replacing it.
However, I believe I found a remanufactured AC Delco MAF Sensor on Rockauto for about $104.00 or so, and a brand new Delphi for about $103.00. In the event that cleaning the thing doesn't do the trick and I have to replace it, are the ones I found good enough parts, or am I missing something, because the guy at the shop I talked to was saying like $700.00 or so for the part.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...1374713&jsn=19
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...1374713&jsn=18
Thanks!
Best,
fastertransam
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Thanks. Yeah, like I said, I bought the cleaner already. Just trying to get my head around whether or not one of the ones I found would be suitable in case. Hopefully the cleaning will take care of it, but would the one's I found be O.K.?
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So I’ve been driving the car for awhile with the sensor unplugged. Nervous about taking the car apart to clean it, and I also just kind of wanted to see what it would do. Today I drove it for a Ways and it started developing that shifting problem that I talked about in another thread, I guess because the fluid gets hot and all that. Clutch fluid apparently needs to be changed. But along with the shifting issue it started running rough again. I don’t know whether to plug the sensor back in , or leave it unplugged until I can get it cleaned or replaced.
i can put the code reader on it and clear it to see if that does anything.
Any advice welcome. Please be kind. : )
Best,
fastertransam
i can put the code reader on it and clear it to see if that does anything.
Any advice welcome. Please be kind. : )
Best,
fastertransam
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Hmmm. I put the code reader on it, and it showed the MAF sensor code and a clutch switch code [I guess from the shifting weirdness]. Cleared the codes and it runs normal again, even though it threw the MAF code again after a little while [MAF sensor still unplugged].
Just wondering if it is bad to run the car for any length of time with the MAF sensor unplugged. My buddy said it wouldn't hurt anything, but I would like to get other people's thoughts on it also if anyone has any.
Thanks,
fastertransam
Just wondering if it is bad to run the car for any length of time with the MAF sensor unplugged. My buddy said it wouldn't hurt anything, but I would like to get other people's thoughts on it also if anyone has any.
Thanks,
fastertransam
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Thanks. I googled SD mode, and I guess it shouldn't hurt it until I get it cleaned or replaced, if necessary.
One other thing that seems odd with the car is that it seems to run rough, or a little rough, in the rain. I thought it was the air intake tube thing that had a tear in it, but that's been replaced. Any idea what else that could be? Seems to shudder a little when its raining. ????
Thanks,
fastertransam
