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1999 Subaru Outback air induction/MAF

Tiny
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  • 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK
  • 4 CYL
  • AWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 126,000 MILES
I used Seafoam to clean my induction system and poured it overtop of my MAF. Immediately it ran rough and stalled. So I did some diagnosing and that I came to the conclusion that I fried the sensor. When it was plugged in it would not run more than 5 seconds and as soon as I tried to give it gas it would die. There also was a faint electrical noise when I pressed the throttle. So I unplugged the sensor and it ran better but still slightly rough. I bought a used MAF sensor off of ebay and it did the same then so I thought I bought a bad one and now I bought a brand new sensor and it still does all the same things.
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Saturday, May 15th, 2010 AT 7:29 PM

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Tiny
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HI there,

Thank you for the donation,

first things first, go get a scan done and check for any unresolved fault codes, you don't get check light son with all codes, do this and report you findings for more assistance.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Monday, May 17th, 2010 AT 12:57 AM
Tiny
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The fault code is P0102. MAF circuit low input
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Monday, May 17th, 2010 AT 5:12 AM
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Check that the wires into the MAF sensor plug are tight and that there's no corrosion on any of the pins, if that is ok, do a continuity check of each wire back to the ECU.

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Monday, May 17th, 2010 AT 6:04 AM

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