i havent had a lot of time to work on my car lately and i finally got around to pulling some codes and trying to figure out why the hell my CEL comes on every now and then... i got a 157 and a 159....both MAF codes. 157: low MAF voltage and 159: MAF voltage out of range. I think the maf just needs a cleaning...im gonna pull it tommorow and take quick peek. Any suggestions?
Did you clean it yet? That would be my first step. Disconnect the battery/clean the maf take her for a spin and go back home and see what you have.
voltage low AND high? SOunds like either, A) there is a wiring issue on the car...like two bare wires touching somewhere on the MAF harness or B) your MAF is shot. Cleaning isn't going to fix that. Know anyone else with a 5.0? Try their maf out....cobra or gt, fox or otherwise, it will work. Just not a 96 and up...
i didnt say high...i said out of range....it could still be the low and out of range. Anyhoo thats not a bad idea i think im gonna try another maf and see if it works. i have my old maf but its cal'd for #19 and i have #24's.
It will make it fun rich as hell but if it is a good maf, it will eliminate the CEL if that is the cause.
It will be fine. A friend of mine did that. It was funny as hell. His car would die and stuff so people thought he sucked at driving. Give it a shot.
lmao im just gonna run it to see if the CEL goes away...im not actually gonna dive around with it on lol
Haha I hope not cause you know what will happen now. Hopefully you get this thing figured out soon. Goodluck man.