Help!! What is going on with my SVX?

[BenSVX]

Okay - so yesterday I was driving home from school and it shuddered forward violently a few times and then power was lost (as if it stalled or ran out of gas). I then re-started it with no problem and was right by a gas station, saw I was at a quarter, filled up, resumed home no problem, chalking it up to random occurence.

Fast forward to today - driving a little further, in 3rd, the car starts "bucking" wildly again, I slow and downshift, still happening in 2nd gear, then the power cuts. I restart and idle for a few minutes on the side of the road, put my warnings on, and drive cautiously in 1st - a few minutes later it starts happening again. I turn around to head home, forgetting my destination and stop in at the Active Green+Ross (Canadian service center) and tell them what's been happening. They look confused and say "try Eurotech about half an hour away".

I am heading to my parent's today (in my girlfriend's rental car luckily) so I don't have the time or want to risk driving that far, so I just parked at my place.

What is wrong with my SVX??

Thanks.

[Manarius]

I think your MAF sensor has either broken solders or is dirty/broken. I would definitely start there. That's how my Legacy acted when the MAF was shot.

[kwren]

Originally Posted by Manarius

I think your MAF sensor has either broken solders or is dirty/broken. I would definitely start there. That's how my Legacy acted when the MAF was shot.

that is how my svx did when the MAF was shot
Only difference....no girlfriend's rental car

[gsodonis]

That's how mine acted when the cam position sensor was shot. Read the codes. If it's the cam position sensor, you should have a code stored on the ECU.

[Back IN Black]

Clean the MAF.. I just did mine yesterday. Mine was doing the same thing. I have a thread on it like 5 down from this one

[vzSvx]

Mine was acting the same way for 2 months. I had trouble codes 23 and 24. I cleaned the MAF, it worked for 4 days. I thought it was fixed and then the problem came back and got even worse. I have decided to replace the MAF sensor with a re-manufactured one ($304.00 total with tax) last Friday. It seemed to have resolved all the problems. Now...my baby is back to normal. It's been working great.

[BenSVX]

Okay - I pulled the MAF from my temporary parts/ for sale black beauty at home and am bringing it with me back to school to clean and install in my 5 speed, since it was working fine as far as I know, and if it came down to soldering the one in the 5 speed, I'm just not good at that.

So - I will read the codes and clean and put this MAF in and see how she runs. I got GUNK Brake Cleaner (non-residual) so hopefully that will do the trick if it is the MAF that is acting up.