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New MAF Issues
Hi everyone,
I have an 88 GTA 5.0 and recently bought a new MAF for it. Reason being because I'm dealing with a misfire/bucking issue under acceleration/load and I've been getting engine code 36. The new MAF is a reman and when I installed it and ran it for a few days, my code and the misfire were still there. I've heard of people having issues like this with new MAFs and was wondering if anyone knew what I could do to possibly fix this. The car is in storage for winter now so I want to take the down time to try and work on it a little bit.
I have an 88 GTA 5.0 and recently bought a new MAF for it. Reason being because I'm dealing with a misfire/bucking issue under acceleration/load and I've been getting engine code 36. The new MAF is a reman and when I installed it and ran it for a few days, my code and the misfire were still there. I've heard of people having issues like this with new MAFs and was wondering if anyone knew what I could do to possibly fix this. The car is in storage for winter now so I want to take the down time to try and work on it a little bit.
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Re: New MAF Issues
Hi everyone,
I have an 88 GTA 5.0 and recently bought a new MAF for it. Reason being because I'm dealing with a misfire/bucking issue under acceleration/load and I've been getting engine code 36. The new MAF is a reman and when I installed it and ran it for a few days, my code and the misfire were still there. I've heard of people having issues like this with new MAFs and was wondering if anyone knew what I could do to possibly fix this. The car is in storage for winter now so I want to take the down time to try and work on it a little bit.
I have an 88 GTA 5.0 and recently bought a new MAF for it. Reason being because I'm dealing with a misfire/bucking issue under acceleration/load and I've been getting engine code 36. The new MAF is a reman and when I installed it and ran it for a few days, my code and the misfire were still there. I've heard of people having issues like this with new MAFs and was wondering if anyone knew what I could do to possibly fix this. The car is in storage for winter now so I want to take the down time to try and work on it a little bit.
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Re: New MAF Issues
I did replace my burnoff relay. The previous owner must have done something with it as well before me because it was coated in some kind of gunk on the inside. I'm definitely not happy with the MAF, especially since the brand got pretty decent reviews, but maybe your both right. I'll give that rich-porter a look.
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Re: New MAF Issues
i just looked up MAF at Oriellys and it Re-manned, You have a link to the Rich-Porter one?
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Re: New MAF Issues
i just got off the phone with oreilleys . #MA-157 rich porter . $382. BRAND NEW. +tax and shipping $410. now i realize thats a big hit . however , it really IS the only way to end all that bad MAF B. S. and i have had mine about 3 years and its exactly what my car needed to be reliable. previously , i went through the re man MAF BS . i bought 7 of them . the last one didnt even make it out of auto zones parking lot before it failed. good luck . and go buy a NEW one . you WILL NOT believe what its like to have your car just plain work as intended
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Re: New MAF Issues
i just got off the phone with oreilleys . #MA-157 rich porter . $382. BRAND NEW. +tax and shipping $410. now i realize thats a big hit . however , it really IS the only way to end all that bad MAF B. S. and i have had mine about 3 years and its exactly what my car needed to be reliable. previously , i went through the re man MAF BS . i bought 7 of them . the last one didnt even make it out of auto zones parking lot before it failed. good luck . and go buy a NEW one . you WILL NOT believe what its like to have your car just plain work as intended
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Will do. Just wanna be able to accelerate and have decent power again haha. Thanks.
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Re: New MAF Issues
i just got off the phone with oreilleys . #MA-157 rich porter . $382. BRAND NEW. +tax and shipping $410. now i realize thats a big hit . however , it really IS the only way to end all that bad MAF B. S. and i have had mine about 3 years and its exactly what my car needed to be reliable. previously , i went through the re man MAF BS . i bought 7 of them . the last one didnt even make it out of auto zones parking lot before it failed. good luck . and go buy a NEW one . you WILL NOT believe what its like to have your car just plain work as intended
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Re: New MAF Issues
What does that EBL include and how would that affect emissions. I'm usually exempt anyway but you never know. Is it a tune for the computer I'd assume?
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That's the site. Tell you all you'd wanna know. In a nutshell replaces your ECM with a fully programmable one. No more burning chips. The maker is a very active member and moderator here on the boards, RBob. Extremely helpful and very quick to answer and questions you'd have. Everyone that has one absolutely loves it.
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Re: New MAF Issues
I called Oreilly's today and all the have are REMAN MAF's. I made sure to ask if they could get me a new one and was told not anymore.
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Re: New MAF Issues
unfortunately , you are correct. i have found that "spectra" has bought "rich-porter" and so , there are NO MORE NEW ones to be had. and all that A1 cardone re man stuff is JUNK right off the shelf. i went through 7 of them , the last one didnt even make it out of the parking lot . so , be advised.
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After slacking off all winter and not doing anything with my car, I went ahead just now and purchased the Wells SU-145. Found it on RockAuto listed as AIRTEX / WELLS 5S2640 (SU145). Hopefully it'll be here early this coming week, and I'll have a smooth running bird.
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Re: New MAF Issues
I'm pretty sure it's the same design as the RP unit, so should be good. I bought a NOS RP unit off eBay and have had no issues.
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Hopefully. If not, I'll return it. My only concern is that it says it fits for 1986-87 models, but I have an 88. I can't see it being that big of an issue but who knows.
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Re: New MAF Issues
Everything indicates the Airtex/Wells units are the same design as the RP units.
A MAF is not a cutting edge piece of technology. The components are fairly cheap. As long as they stuck to the design it should be a-ok.
A MAF is not a cutting edge piece of technology. The components are fairly cheap. As long as they stuck to the design it should be a-ok.
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ALL re man MAFs are gonna be coming from china .wells , cardone , airtex et all . and we ALL know what that means
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Re: New MAF Issues
That depends if it's listed as new or reman. Was Airtex/Wells not the people who had the patent on this design? ALL of these new MAFs seem to appear to be the same design. They all likely come from one factory in China, and are just branded. There is nothing wrong with China. As it goes for anything, you get what you pay for. You're speaking of cheap Chinese goods. No one has ever made anything cheaply that was good, and that includes 'merica.
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