Engine code P1441 - any thoughts?

[VehiGAZ]

For some reason I get these occasional slowing as if it was a manual and I downshifted. Not as prominant as that but similar in feeling.

circmand, that sounds like a problem I had once. The check engine light only came on when it "lugged" really bad, though. I ended up replacing my MAF, which got trashed from K&N filter oil. I replaced the MAF and removed my K&N filter, and everything was OK after that.

I had a similar problem last year after power-washing the engine bay and I got water down under one of the ignition coil packs. I replaced it, but all it really needed was to dry out down where the spark plug goes. The "lugging" sensation was much more pronounced with this problem than with the bum MAF.

Good luck!

[circmand]

thanks for the advice but I think my issue is different. I still use the OEM filters have not switched to K&N. Out here in BHC we do not get a lot of rain and I have avoided any water in bay. (haven't washed it)

[VehiGAZ]

Huh - you are probably right. The wording you used really set off some bells from my own experience, but that don't make it so. Even though my VX's problem was from an MAF that was trashed by K&N oil, I had an MAF problem on my 928 that had nothing to do with K&N. Maybe it was just the age of the sensor, but the MAF on that car was freaking out intermittently for a long time before I figured out what it might be and replaced it. The second I started it up with the new MAF, it purred like a kitten.

So your MAF could still be out of spec on its own - you can always get a new one from AutoZone (stay away from remanufactured ones), pop it in, and return it if it doesn't fix the problem.

[circmand]

where is the MAF. Searches provided many hits but know location.

[crager34]

where is the MAF. Searches provided many hits but know location.

It's the square item located just after the air cleaner box. Very obvious.

[WormGod]

It's the assembly between the orange coupling and the filter (in your case, probably stock airbox) there in the pic below:

[circmand]

appreciate the help

[circmand]

The picture they showed me looked different than what I am seeing here. Did it run about $100 including a core charg of around $45?