MAF burnoff
06-23-2003, 10:21 PM
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MAF burnoff
i took my car into my auto mechanics class to run the Snap-On scan tool on it just to see what it reads b/c i dont have a bulb in the SES light...o darn 
neway,the only code i got was somethin about a MAF burnoff relay (i think,this was 3 months ago and kept forgetting to post). whats the deal? shop teacher said it was normal on cars like mine and it happends to alot of them. do i need to replace this right away,is it robing me of power or nething? thanks for any help.
neway,the only code i got was somethin about a MAF burnoff relay (i think,this was 3 months ago and kept forgetting to post). whats the deal? shop teacher said it was normal on cars like mine and it happends to alot of them. do i need to replace this right away,is it robing me of power or nething? thanks for any help.
06-26-2003, 07:15 AM
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Originally posted by Rice Killer87
how is it ignorance? i dont want that SOB commin on all the time and and having to look at it. ill just take it to shop class and run the scan tool on it.
how is it ignorance? i dont want that SOB commin on all the time and and having to look at it. ill just take it to shop class and run the scan tool on it.
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09-18-2005, 11:03 AM
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Re: MAF burnoff
Originally Posted by Rice Killer87
i doesnt come on or i wouldnt hope it would anyway. but w/ my luck,if i put a bulb in it,the SOB WOULD come on all the time.
09-18-2005, 01:59 PM
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Re: MAF burnoff
I may be wrong I believe that the check engine light bulb completes some sort of circuit. Your car maybe running in limp home mode. I know this was true in a 2nd gen I had with a CC carb. Replaced the bulb and the car ran great. My boss at the time told me that the bulb completes a circuit, that was a long time ago though. I am not sure if that appiles to the 3rd gen computer system or not.
09-18-2005, 05:31 PM
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Re: MAF burnoff
It does not complete a circuit, but you should have one if you have a computer. If you are running lean, or if you are running rich. My old car started smelling bad, and about 2 days later threw the O2 sensor code. New sensor, and you could smell the difference. At $3.00 a gallon, I will take a light saying "hey, sometin ain't right here!".
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