i recently been have my 2002 Lancer doing some crazy fuel consumption til one day it fails to start. a mechanic looked at it and told me its the airflow meter that went and i need it replaced. Whats the purpose of this meter???. Also twice while driving my car lost control whilst im in a right turn going at a decent speed, it just veer hard to the right. what might cause that????

 

Hope the link works, I'm on mobile. Basic idea...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_flow_sensor

And the right turn. Did the car shut off on you during the turn?

 

Power steering pump and MAF gone bad? That or what conditions is it when it fails? Rainy?

 

oh i took off the power steering belt. it was on a dry asphalted road

 

been driving without it for months, kinda hate the way it easily turn

 

My guess is something in your suspension is toast

 

thanks i 'll have it look into

 

i got it to start yeahh!!! but with the eco light blinking whenever i rev it too much, its now guzzling gas and ntn on the dashboard isnt working

 

Exact thing happened with me this morning with the right turn sticking hard. As for the air flow check all your sensors' connections. Check both O2 sensors (clean if you can't spend to replace but be gentle). Are you also experiencing a rough idle?

 

a tad bit of rough idling yes....gonna check out the o2 sensors.... replacing the one at the front

 

I'm stumped. I change the MAF meter but if I put half tank of gas in it by a hour or so driving at regular speed, it'll be empty. So I fill it half way again and take out the air filter and I drove twenty mins without the needle moving........ I can drive without the air filter. what do I do???

 

What codes is it throwing?