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MAF fix that worked
After long times of trouble with my 94 SVX MAF I tried a test solution.
Finally realizing that my 94 Legacy wagon had the same configuation I swapped them out to see if the problem would be fixed. I figured I had nothing to loose by this time and couldn't spare the cabbage for a new one. Well I'll be ding danged if it didn't work just fine. Went right to the junk yard and got another for $40 and swapped back. We've been running great ever since. It's possible that there is slightly less power but not that I see and I'm not out there racing anyhow. Ones for Legacys are everywhere and my mileage even stayed the same, around 25c.-28hw. Maybe this will help some who are tired of spending the big bucks. Thanks for the code help earlier. |
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What kind of problem did you have that prompted you to need a MAF sensor. The reason I ask is that I think that mine is bad. My car idles semi ok but sputters when you give it gas. What year Legacy did you get the Air Flow sensor off of?
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MAF fix that worked
The problem before was intermittent flameouts or at least 90% power loss. I could keep it running if I lightly pumped the gas very fast but it would sometimes take up to 10 minutes of doing that before it'd clear and run like a top again until the next time. As time went by the amount of time between these episodes got shorter and shorter until I couldn't trust I'd get where I was going.
The last time I had similar but not the exact problem, the garage changed a coil and wire. That's the main reason I didn't want to commit to buying a high dollar MAF without being sure. The MAF was off the same year -94- Legacy, as the SVX. The codes were giving me O2 sensors, MAF and another sensor that I don't recall but that was because the MAF was fouling them. They cleared when it ran better. I can't tell you how frustrating this was to work through but then you probably know. |
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