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I had a hesitation at about 3K RPMs. I unplugged the MAF and the hesitation is gone.

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Old 03-08-2009, 09:58 AM
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Default I had a hesitation at about 3K RPMs. I unplugged the MAF and the hesitation is gone.
The triangle with exclamation point warning light illuminated on my cluster. How long can I leave the MAF unplugged? I will of course clean the MAF.
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Old 03-08-2009, 10:06 AM
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unfortunately, cleaning will not help; you'll need a new one!
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Not quite true. It will often buy you some time. I got 6 months out of mine.
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wow, 6 months! mine lasted a few weeks from the cleaning
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Default Rarely......The surface degrades over time.....>>
Which is the real problem...

<img src="http://images42.fotki.com/v1447/photos/7/7305/3171461/maf3-vi.jpg">
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Default You can leave it unplugged forever...>>
All the kids on the othher forums do, rather than fix the problems...:-( The fueling and performance won't be optimized
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