help with intake

[Anand]

ALright... here is my problem... I had the cone intake and everything was fine..

I just installed an Injen intake last night... basically switched the piping... Made sure all the plugs were plugged in and everything... was sure the MAFS was not dropped...

double, tripple checked everything. Everything seems fine...

but when I start her up, she idles fine for about 5 seconds and then she dies!?!?!?!?!

what do you guys think is happening? There is no check engine light or any other lights that come on... it just boggs after 5 seconds...

can anyone help me with this problem!??!!

how to fix it or try to explain to me what went wrong?

[Aries]

reset ECU and try again.if it still happens, clean the MAFS electrode and resistor gently by pouring a small ammount of rubbing alcohol over them and letting it dry.Make sure it is dry (no shiny appearance) before you try starting the car, and don't touch the interrior of the MAfs with your fingers as the oikls will ruin it.

[Anand]

I let the car sit there with the negetive terminal off the battery.. wouldn't that reset the ECU? but if not then I'll just go through the ECU itself...

[Aries]

yes, but it takes some time (not sure how long)

I usually just pull out the ECU and use the knob.

[Anand]

k...i'll try that.. thankx...

DO you think my car is running lean? what is that about and how owuld I fix taht?

[Nismo_Freak]

Car shouldnt be running lean. If anything it will be running overly rich.

[Anand]

how do I fix that then? I need to know what can I do to fix it or get a grasp on what is actually happening..

[MaineExport]

It is most likely a MAFS problem. That could mean a couple of things. The MAFS is either dirty/damaged, or it isn't getting enough air-flow. Did you check the intake tube before installing it to make sure there were no packing materials stuck in there?

[blackbeauty240]

sounds like a vaccum leak to me

[1991240xs]

shake the mafs wires...just clean it like someone said...it sounds just like what was wrong with my toyota..needed a new mafs-

[y3llows14]

Could it be that you put the MAFS the opposite way? I accidently did that when I installed my intake and it did the same thing. Or it be what blackbeauty said.

[red240ne]

Yea, if the car dies, it's probably vacuum related.

[Luke]

Yeah check to make sure you put the hoses on right and theres no leaks

[drifter]

Poor poor Anand....sucks that your car does this to you before every meet....