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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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Angry car keeps turning off

I recently cleaned the maf and put in some fuel injector cleaner a couple of days ago. Now, almost every time I come to a stop, the rpm's drop below normal idle speed and ends up turning off. And sometimes it just barely recovers and then gets back to normal rpm idle speed. Did I mess up the maf or maybe something in the fuel line got released and got stuck in an injector? The problem I was having at wot is pretty much gone, but now I have this problem. If it's not one thing, it's another. (sigh)
 
Old Mar 3, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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man you have issues like me! haha it might be the cleaner is still in the sytem wait until you refuel the car and tell us if it happens still
 
Old Mar 3, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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sea foam haha
 
Old Mar 3, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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Ok, so I'll let it get to empy before I fuel up again then. I really hope that's all it is. It's good to know I'm not the only one ha, ha.
 
Old Mar 3, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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i mean phill has that issue too did you whipe the maf down when u cleaned it?
 
Old Mar 3, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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What did you clean the maf with?
 
Old Mar 3, 2010 | 11:15 PM
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I used CRC maf cleaner. I didn't wipe it because you're not supposed to since it dries instantly and you can cause damage if you even touch it with a q tip. So I don't understand what's going on. So does this sound like I might just need a new maf or injectors or something?
 
Old Mar 4, 2010 | 01:32 AM
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Ok, so I guess one important question is, if the maf is really jacked up, wouldn't that cause a cel to come on? Because it hasn't so far. (Crossing fingers)
 
Old Mar 4, 2010 | 01:51 AM
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Yea you would think it would throw a cel. You did put fuel system cleaner in it and not something else right? I remember some *** supposedly dumped like four bottles of nos energy drink in his gixxer thinkin it was nos octane booster LOL
 
Old Mar 4, 2010 | 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by FasterA4ThanUrs
Yea you would think it would throw a cel. You did put fuel system cleaner in it and not something else right? I remember some *** supposedly dumped like four bottles of nos energy drink in his gixxer thinkin it was nos octane booster LOL
LMAO!!! Now that guy just deserved whatever happened to his car. No, I just put a bottle of stage 2 STP fuel injector cleaner.
 



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