bad MAF question? how-to-tell?

[nautica_t]

was wondering how do you tell if you have a bad maf??

these are the symptoms:

- car sputters at idle (it feels like its spitting)- has trouble reving pass 3500 rpm, it sputters at 3500 and than its able to go above that and it doesn't feel like its making any power.- rich smell of gas, gives me the impression i'm running rich.

thanks any help would be appreciated.

my guess its a bad maf sensor.

s13 ka24de

[vancouverbc]

how does it run without maf connected. what happen when you connect maf metal structure to engine structure ie second ground. do you have an ecu code for maf? not sure how good the cel is

[pbuddha]

This is basically what my j30 did when its MAF went bad...

symptoms would happen all of the sudden --engine would lose power then itwould stutter or buck if I tried to accelerate. Off and on like this usually after the car was warmed up.

Running in this condition will also mess up your O2sensors eventually -- which it sounds like they are already absorbing too much gas, so they could be a problem now too.