MASS AIR FLOW?

[95SLOW5.0]

is there any way a mass air flow sensor could be bad and not throw a cel i cleaned mine yesterday cuz the cars just seemed it didnt have any acceleration i think it made it worse any opinion i would be really grateful....

 

[BLACKPLAGE]

try changing the fuel filter and check the plugs/wires. air filter these are all things that will make a engine starve

 

[SVTurbo 98]

^ +1

also you could unplug the maf and see if it runs better...if it does you know there's a problem with it

 

[95SLOW5.0]

ok ill try that..as far as the tune up everything is up to date....well a header leak cause it to lose acceleration?

 

[SVTurbo 98]

It could be a number of things really. I would go ahead and pull codes since it's free....there could still be codes logged even though the cel is not on.

 

[95SLOW5.0]

i have no idea how to do that?

 

[BLACKPLAGE]

most chain auto parts stores will do it for free these days. (autozone, advance, oriellys)

 

[95SLOW5.0]

yea but mine is a 95 i think they only do 96 and up..

 

[SN95.ohh]

All the stores around here will only read OBDII, so i had to buy a code reader and do it myself.

 

[SVTurbo 98]

i have no idea how to do that?

All you need is a jumper wire/paper clip

http://sbftech.com/index.php?topic=2471.0

 

[CC'S95GT]

a haynes manual has the procedure for the paper clip too

 

[OnyxCobra]

a while back my car was running mad slow so i installed a new MAF and it felt like a totally new car. Never threw any codes, I didn't try cleaning it either tho.

 

[95BlkCobra]

i had the same issue as onyx and man i fell in love with my car all over again after the new maf

 

[ryankelly10953]

could the maf cause hard high rpm issues like slow acceleration...