Car will not run with MAF plugged in
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Car will not run with MAF plugged in
I had my car running earlier after using "flood mode". If I let off the gas it would die immediatly. So than I had my girlfriends father hold WOT and while he was doing that he adjusted the distributor and got it to an idle. After letting it run a good 15 minutes I shut it down, checked for anything unusual. So than I tried hooking the MAF sensor up and the car refused to start.I unplugged the battery to reset the ECM, plugged in the battery and went and tried it again. All the car did was act like it was going to start, but would never actually start running. Kept on trying until my starter finally gave up and blew. Is it possible that the starter was already going bad which wouldn't let the car fire completly and run? Or is their some kind of other issue going on. Checked for codes, and got nothing.
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Re: Car will not run with MAF plugged in
I had my car running earlier after using "flood mode". If I let off the gas it would die immediatly. So than I had my girlfriends father hold WOT and while he was doing that he adjusted the distributor and got it to an idle. After letting it run a good 15 minutes I shut it down, checked for anything unusual. So than I tried hooking the MAF sensor up and the car refused to start.I unplugged the battery to reset the ECM, plugged in the battery and went and tried it again. All the car did was act like it was going to start, but would never actually start running. Kept on trying until my starter finally gave up and blew. Is it possible that the starter was already going bad which wouldn't let the car fire completly and run? Or is their some kind of other issue going on. Checked for codes, and got nothing.
Thanks for any help in advanced
Thanks for any help in advanced
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Re: Car will not run with MAF plugged in
Yeah before my starter died earlier it would start with the MAF disconnected but like I said as soon as I hooked it up than tried to start it, it refused to start.
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Re: Car will not run with MAF plugged in
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Re: Car will not run with MAF plugged in
No, and I would of thought it would throw a code with the MAF disconnected, and when I tried pulling them I got nothing. The car was running with the MAF before winter, than I replaced timing chain, injectors, intake manifold gasket, plugs, wires, distrib cap/rotor, and now it's not working, so it's confusing the hell out of me.
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No, and I would of thought it would throw a code with the MAF disconnected, and when I tried pulling them I got nothing. The car was running with the MAF before winter, than I replaced timing chain, injectors, intake manifold gasket, plugs, wires, distrib cap/rotor, and now it's not working, so it's confusing the hell out of me.
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Re: Car will not run with MAF plugged in
Ok, well I replaced my starter today. Plugged my MAF back up, dumped a little more gas in the tank. I tried starting it and it wouldn't start. So I tried "flood mode" and it hesitated and than started right up. While it was running I set the timing to 6. Let the car run for a few minutes, then shut it down, replugged my EST wire. What I don't understand is how is the car only starting when I jam down the pedal, like it's a carbed engine? My injectors are brand new, and I know my engine is not being flooded anymore. And after I shut it down, I get a hot start issue, wether or not I "flood mode" it, or I just try to turn the key.
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Re: Car will not run with MAF plugged in
Ok, well I replaced my starter today. Plugged my MAF back up, dumped a little more gas in the tank. I tried starting it and it wouldn't start. So I tried "flood mode" and it hesitated and than started right up. While it was running I set the timing to 6. Let the car run for a few minutes, then shut it down, replugged my EST wire. What I don't understand is how is the car only starting when I jam down the pedal, like it's a carbed engine? My injectors are brand new, and I know my engine is not being flooded anymore. And after I shut it down, I get a hot start issue, wether or not I "flood mode" it, or I just try to turn the key.
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Re: Car will not run with MAF plugged in
Yes, I replaced the starter myself, and no, I don't have a y pipe, just straight headers right now. It seems to fire up when the est wire is unplugged, but when it is plugged it, it fires up and stumbles a whole bunch and then dies. With both of these, it only fires up holding WOT, I think one time i turned the key while the est wire was disconnected it actually started, but after that it hasn't.
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Re: Car will not run with MAF plugged in
ever figure this out pudding?? *lol* xD
seriously tho...cuz my gta is doing the exact same :/
Mikey
seriously tho...cuz my gta is doing the exact same :/
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Re: Car will not run with MAF plugged in
Those are the four things I did to mine and it made my car run good again with the MAFs plugged in. Sorry I can't pin point which one exactly did it, or if all of them were the culprits.
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