So once upon my drive home today from work,
my car seemed to not get that extra mivec boost.
i didnt understand why.
i turned off my sound and listened carefully.
it sounded like the cold air intake was being suffocating.
upon getting home i instantly got down on my back and looked under.
the filter seemed damp,
but not anything that would do REAL damage or something.
but it without a doubt is dropping my hp like a mother.
any help would be amazing...
i checked the top of the intake too, it was still on tight, the mass air flow sensor was still popped on good too...
im stumped...
help me out guys.

 

Reset the ECU yet?

If not, you should try that out as you wait for more help right now

 

noobie question, how do i do that?
and why am i doing that?

 

^Disconnect your battery for 5 minutes. Check your MAF for dirt aswell.

 

Take off your filter and check it for debris, if it's suffocating, somethings obstructing ait movement

 

dammit this all has to happen an hour before class...
Ill do all 3 of those.
hope it works.

 

checked filter, wasnt anything on it at all...
checked maf, same thing, nothing looked wrong at all.
neg is disconected.

lets hope that ecu works out ...

 

ok, it seems 1000x better.
what the heck happened?

 

The ECU wasnt working with the cold air intake, most likely it was still using the air box information.

 

but its had the intake on it since 2005.
i bought it in july of of 6.

it just happened randomly on the ride home from work,
like half way there.

 

Its also possilbe that the filter cone either slid too far up onto the piping or was installed too far up, causing the cone to actually cover the intake hole.

 

it wasnt that, i have done that before. drove for a good mile or 2 before i realized...
thats why i had to ask otter like the noob i am.

it was on fine.

 

Well good to know you got it running great again Joho

 

so today i hop back into my car,
about 10 minutes into the ride to work,
the intake sounded like it was whistling.

its gotta be either the filter or the maf.
im gonna check everything while im on my lunchbreak,
but is there any way this could be related to me
not adjusting my valve lash yet? im at 43k.

i dont like when mivec isnt giving the power it used to...

 

found the problem!
wow, this thing sucked the metal cap off of the filter... i didnt think that was possible.
so i need to either get some cement like glue or get a new one?
advice?



broke til tomorrow too