SES light is ON
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SES light is ON
:mad Today, my 87 Coupe started fine and I drove to a couple of places. As I left the pharmacy, going about 20 mph, the engine died. So, I shifted into neutral (auto tranny) and started the car. It started right away but the Service Engine Soon lighted up.
The car functioned OK but the light did not go out. So, when I got home I shut the engine, jumped terminals A & B in the ALDL to see if there were any codes stored. The code I got was 33 which means something wrong in the MAF sensor circuit. All connectors were tight at the relays and the MAF sensor. I removed the MAF connector anyway and sprayed contact cleaner at both ends, let them dry and reconnected them.
Started the car and it would not idle unless I kept the engine at about 1,200 RPMs for 30 seconds or so, then it idled at 600-700 RPMs. I noticed the engine surging at these RPMs.
Can it be the burn-off relay or the power relay? Or is it the MAF sensor gone bad? The sensor and the relays were replaced on 7/31/2001 and the ECM on 03/14/2003. The IAC was replaced three weeks ago, when I cleaned the Throttle Body. The TPS was adjusted at .54 v.
Any advice will be appreciated.
The car functioned OK but the light did not go out. So, when I got home I shut the engine, jumped terminals A & B in the ALDL to see if there were any codes stored. The code I got was 33 which means something wrong in the MAF sensor circuit. All connectors were tight at the relays and the MAF sensor. I removed the MAF connector anyway and sprayed contact cleaner at both ends, let them dry and reconnected them.
Started the car and it would not idle unless I kept the engine at about 1,200 RPMs for 30 seconds or so, then it idled at 600-700 RPMs. I noticed the engine surging at these RPMs.
Can it be the burn-off relay or the power relay? Or is it the MAF sensor gone bad? The sensor and the relays were replaced on 7/31/2001 and the ECM on 03/14/2003. The IAC was replaced three weeks ago, when I cleaned the Throttle Body. The TPS was adjusted at .54 v.
Any advice will be appreciated.
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Re: SES light is ON (alfonso gomez)
Those are the symptoms I saw when my MAF died.
You can look into the front of the MAF to see if the sensor wires glow red hot just after engine shut off; if not replace the MAF Burn-Off relay. Here you can swap in the Fuel Pump relay as they are the same P/N.
If that is ok, I would replace the MAF Power relay even though it's fairly new.
If that fails, replace the MAF. If you can find a MAF from a TPI F or Y body car you can do a swap to verify a bad MAF.
You can look into the front of the MAF to see if the sensor wires glow red hot just after engine shut off; if not replace the MAF Burn-Off relay. Here you can swap in the Fuel Pump relay as they are the same P/N.
If that is ok, I would replace the MAF Power relay even though it's fairly new.
If that fails, replace the MAF. If you can find a MAF from a TPI F or Y body car you can do a swap to verify a bad MAF.
