Quote Originally Posted by psychos2
You mean the above post. Which is not the same as what you just said in your last post . Read your post again. Just cleaning does not rule out the MAF sensor.
If you read what I said " If it is gettting a code for the MAF then that is the problem. Not the intake gaskets. Either a wire is pulled out or a bent prong or it is dirty or covered in oil." And from another post " Besides when something is functioning properly before you install something and is not working properly after there is a very big chance (probably 99.9%) that you screwed something up. Like pulling the wire to hard. When diagnosing problems you start with the simplest things first." You check the things you may have messed up. If he had followed your suggestion he would have been changing the intake gaskets or paying someone to do it and would still have the problem.A broken wire on the plug. You need to rule out all the possible problems with the maf sensor not just cleaning it. And a quote from another of your posts. " If you rely solely on CELs to diagnose problems you're in for some long nights. Check the obvious, like you said, then check the likely.
If he had ruled out the MAF (could've just checked for continuity at the engine side of the sensor), where should he go next? " Well, after cleaning and checking for broken wires or continuity, he would have found the problem. Like I said before " Besides when something is functioning properly before you install something and is not working properly after there is a very big chance (probably 99.9%) that you screwed something up. Like pulling the wire to hard. " In other words the simplest things to check are the things you may have screwed up. I am not trying to argue I just do not like to see people pushed in the wrong direction. You have also said yourself that you did not get any code with the intake gasket leak.Well neither did I when I had a leak. So knowing what you and I both know, I would not guess the intake gasket. Shawn

Is that better. My SHIFT key works just fine. Why would you move on to the next step before completing the first? Have you ever seen a diagnostic chart?If you do not check all the things in the proper order you will never find the problem! Did I mention that I deal with this stuff at work. I have been a MECHANIC for many years. Shawn