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Those of you who have run with disconnected MAF before

Old 10-27-2004, 06:35 AM
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Default Those of you who have run with disconnected MAF before

Do your ABS and ESP lights stay lit?
Old 10-27-2004, 06:44 AM
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No, just the check engine light
Old 10-27-2004, 06:59 AM
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Default uh oh...damn. going to have to track down another problem...

funny thing is the only DTC that has appeared after i disconnected teh MAF sensor plug is the MAF signal low DTC.
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Default i've ran with mine uplugged months ago and had the those come on

in addition to the check engine light
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no, thats why.....see post below
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Default did it stay on or just come on and go away. mine seem to go away until i clear the MAF signal low

code, then immediately show up again. and yeah, my CEL is on, but i expected that much...
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Default mine didn't really have any regularity to it.....and it was so long ago, i don't really remember :/

but i do know that they came on sometimes with the MAF unplugged
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those light lit up on mine until I plugged the MAF back in
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Default I ran without a MAF connected for about 4 months and those lights never came on...

But I have a 2000.
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interesting... i have a 2001.5.

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