Recent content by Natural

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123744857

Thanks for the heads-up on the service manual, I'm downloading it now. The problem persists, and is starting to annoy me. I could deal with this problem on its own, but now some other things are starting to pop up (including bushings) and this protege is turning into a real disappointment...

bump Turns out the problem wasn't fixed. After re-installing the intake system it was fine for a couple of days, then I got the CEL again, along with minor fluctuations in idle speed after the car had reached normal operating temperature. It would drop from 750 to about 600, trigger the CEL...

I decided to take the intake hose assembly apart just to inspect it, and it turned out the clamp at the throttle body was badly rusted and had a bit of play. Had to drill it out (screw head was stripped) so I picked up new clamps (one for the end of the filter housing too). Cleaned the area the...

I tried cleaning my old MAF, but it had no effect. Tried a second MAF and the problem is unchanged. I reset the ECU when I swapped them over, though the CEL returned just as the problem did.

P0101 - Mass Air Flow performance problem P0171B - Bank system too lean The check engine light came on and both codes came up. Basically after the engine warms the idle will start bouncing up and down from 750 to 250. Give it a little gas for a second and it stops for a minute or so, then...