Possibly a bad MAF sensor? "Update" New development

[IceBird]

Originally posted by arthansen:
Do not get a MAF from Advance Auto Parts, get it from the dealer. I went through two from Advance before I gave up and got it from the dealer. The one from the dealer works great. The dealer said that a lot of people have problems with the off brand rebuilds. Save yourself a lot of headaches and get it from a dealer.

Your next question will be "How did I know it was bad" so I will tell you. It was melted into a clump (Nitrous Explosion). There was no doubt mine was bad. ;)

Well Damn you cant blame Advance Auto Parts when your burning the damn things into clumps with nitrous explosions! lol [img]graemlins/twak.gif[/img]

[arthansen]

I smoked the original MAF (stock). Both he Advance parts were replacments that did not work. Once I put one in from the dealer, it worked great.

[1DangerousV6]

he just helped me out with the same problem..my MAF went bad too..when i unplugged it my gas mileage kicked @ss again and it ran smoother..i have it running in SD mode for now with the 102 code stripped..my brand new MAF just arrived..got a brand NEW OEM one on ebay for $99 :D

[2002 v6 camaro uncharged]

Did it work for you, I am still having problems with mine. I bought Auto Zones brand new (Cardone Select)MAF sensor and that didn't work for me either. Right now I am starting to wonder if it is my MAF or not. I know I should go to the dealer and get OEM but I am afraid to now becasue you would think that at least 1 out of the 3 remanufactured ones and especially the new one would have worked. The reason I have not gone to the dealer yet is because now I am affraid that if this ends up not being my problem after all then I will not be able to return the one to the dealer.

[97rs4life]

just ask if you can return it before you buy it or throw it on right at the dealer so they know you aren't giving them back a bad one and can see it didn't work for ya.

[2002 v6 camaro uncharged]

New development,

Today I decided to turn up my onset of boost adjustment on my FMU a little so while the car was at idle I popped off the vacuum to the FMU.
I noticed the idle got a little smoother so I plugged my MAF sensor back in and the car ran alot better. Then I replugged the vacuum line back into the FMU again and the car ran horribly and wanted to stall. I have thought it has been my MAF sensor all this time but maybe it is something else.
Any ideas.

[flyguy117]

Re: Possibly a bad MAF sensor? "Update" New development

Hi Im new on this site and i cant seem to figure out how to post new treads to ask questions. so im going to ask it in here hope some one can help me.

I have been having a problem for about a month with my car it keeps throwing "P0102 Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor circuit low frequency" I have changed it out about 3 times, also changed out a foot of the wiring and the connector to the maf sensor. every time i replace it, it will run good for a week and then it will start bucking and puttering cant figure out the problem. Can anyone help me? I have a 97 Firebird 3.8L v6 I believe its a 3800 series II