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I have a 1.8 1998 suzuki sport sidekick jlx. It failed emission testing. Replaced the mass air flow sensor, throttle position sensor, coils and spark plugs. The check engine light still comes on and it idles and runs terrible. HELP

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    change EGR valve

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Hi,
spark plug wires, fuel filter, air filter, or fuel pump might be getting ready to go. maybe a vacuum leak, hook it up to a vacuum gauge and see if the needle is steady, or take it to autozone and have them run a OBD test. I think its free at autozone.
jm

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  • Anonymous Dec 01, 2010

    work out the kinks and this little thing will save your life and marriage

  • Anonymous Dec 01, 2010

    the ecu will fake you out, and you can become an easy target to no good mechanics on this car. keep this car, fix it.

  • Anonymous Dec 01, 2010

    go get a used ECU from a junkyard and plug it in..

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Do i have to use a MAS sensor on a 1992 suzuki sidekick 1.6

its called a MAF sensor, sold rebuilt from cardone (ask)

its an air flow meter (mass air flow) on the G16v engine only. 16valves

you dont have to use anything. its always your choice,.

but when its missing the ecu goes to limphome mode

(this is a crude mimic of a maf, now)

and sucks fuel like mad.

so if fuel is cheap. run with NO maf

in limphome

spark is also retarded

RPM cap

and rich as a pig

and if run long like this , it burns the CAT to CRISP.

http://www.fixkick.com/sensors/92-95MAF/92-95-MAF-testing.html





its easy to test. see above.
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- Lack/Loss of power
- Engine rough idle Possible causes - Large vacuum leak
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- Mass Air Flow (MAF) poor electrcial connection
- Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) poor electrcial connection
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- Faulty Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) sensor
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I have a 1998 Subaru Forestor and recently it started chugging here and there when I gas it. The check engine light comes on and sometimes goes off. I had it plugged in and the codes said...mass air flow...

did you in fact replace the O-2 sensor as well?
What about the ignition coil - have you tested for ohms resistance? (in particular cylinder #3)
the coils are relatively inexpensive, and easy to test for sure. I think it is 10 ohms or less if I recall - similar with the spark plug wires... check those as well - they may be compounding the problem..
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