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Jun 29, 2009 | 01:46 PM

cam99

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MAF Going bad?

How can I tell if the MAF is failing? There are no codes being thrown.

Jun 29, 2009 | 02:10 PM

Eric D

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How can I tell if the MAF is failing? There are no codes being thrown.

What is going on to make you suspect the MAF?

Jun 29, 2009 | 02:36 PM

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see
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...diagnosis.html

Jun 29, 2009 | 02:54 PM

Eric D

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see
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...diagnosis.html

I read through your other postings. I would want to check codes again to see if you have any new ones. Could be an injector, coil, spark plug wire that is causing the backfire I don't think the fuel filter would play a factor at slow speeds, but with the mileage you have it would hurt to change it. Might be worth spending some time with the original tuner to see if something has cheanged with the cal to be causing the issue.

Keep us posted on what you find..

Jul 27, 2009 | 05:54 PM

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Can you clean the MAF (the wires inside and such) with a cloth.?

Jul 27, 2009 | 06:54 PM

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No, you cannot touch the sensor physically, or lets say you shouldn't touch it. Spray it off with electrical parts cleaner. If the sensor goes bad, the engine probably won't run worth a darn. The MAF calculates how much air is passing into the intake. It does this by heating the element inside of it, the air flow cools it down and the amount of voltage needed to keep it at a pre-determined temperature is measured by the PCM, processed through an algorythm which then determines the air/fuel ratio to set based upon the table information inside.