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Idle is rough

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pingwin77

Guest
I just cleaned and recharged my K&N filter over the winter and also cleaned the MAF and put new spark plugs into my 3. I used NGK irridium plugs. (approx $6.50 at advanced auto parts incase anyone needs some) This helped the Idle a bit but it is still kinda rough and hesitant when I step on the gas. Any other ideas of what could be causing this?

A friend told me to check the fuel filter. I tried to find the maintenance schedule for my car to see when I need to check/replace the fuel filter. Any tips? How hard is it to replace if I need to do that? I have 102,XXX miles on me car so I'm assuming it is time to get done.

Thanks for any help and tips you guys may have.
 
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mazdamn02

Guest
Holy crapzor thats a ton of miles!

Anyways, check to see if your MAF wires are pulled. My money says they're severed somewhere.
 
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pingwin77

Guest
5 days a week of driving from near the MOA to Plymouth for work will do that. ;)

I'll check that this afternoon if i get around to doing my oil change. If the wires were severed or damaged wouldn't that really affect the way the car runs?
 
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spek1098

Guest
Wouldn't it throw a CEL if the MAF was disconnected in anyway?
 
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pingwin77

Guest
So I couldn't find any issues with the wires. I am just going to buy a new MAF since i have tried to clean this thing 3 times and it has not made a difference. Do I need to do anything special with the computer or anything or is it a simple swap and I'm done?

Also, does anyone know a good place to get one besides the dealer? They want like $175.
 
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DrWebster

Guest
Should be a simple swap. It wouldn't hurt to disconnect the battery for half an hour, so the computer can relearn all of the settings.
 
VTEC8YA

VTEC8YA

The Story Teller....
Call junkyards maybe. Im fairly new to the area but I have heard of some place in lakeville or something called U Pull Parts or some shit.
 
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pingwin77

Guest
So I picked one up at Advance auto parts for about $80. I asked the guys at the counter if this should fix the code I pulled from my car and they all agreed it would. Put it in and the light went off and the car ran a little smoother. About 5 miles down the road the light comes back on and the car is running rough again. I pull the code and ask the guy at the shop about it and he said it is a Baro sensor, not a MAF. I am now out $80 on an electric part I did not need. :(

I now need to go get one from the dealer. The only issue is that there are 2 of them and I do not know what one needs replacing or where either of them are. I'm gonna start with the cheaper one ($95) and hope that fixes it otherwise it is the more expensive one ($190). I figure the dealer is gonna charge me $100 just to look into this so for that price I can replace both if needed.

Any ideas where either of these sensors might be?
 
dmention7

dmention7

Hater
One of the baro sensors is attached to the stock airbox. It's a little black box with a short rubber tube pointing straight down. IIRC, it also has a mitsubishi logo on the top. lol

As to the other one.... no idea
 
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