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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 11:16 AM
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Default Re: Engine Choking

Originally Posted by bluemax
Hey there,

I have the standard model.
When I accelerate from a dead stop the car SOMETIMES starts to choke out. I have to put the car in neutral and rev a bit and the car will go. The Tech at advance auto parts plugged a computer in under the dash and said the Mass Air Sensor was bad according to his reading. I took the car to the dealer and he cannot find anything wrong. ANY SUGGESTIONS. Could the Sensor act like this??

Thanks
Quite often, it is not the sensor itself, but the plug connection to the sensor. See if you can clean up the contacts.
( And YES, the sensor can act like that - just try it with the sensor unplugged )
 
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