Not sure where to post this so I hope I'm not breaking any rules.
Just want to let you know about a recent issue I was having on my N16 1.5 2001 Hatchback.
I had bought the car a month ago and the previous owner had said it hesitates a small bit while accelerating through the gears. I thought it would be just the plugs or something. But over the course of a couple of weeks it got worse and worse.
She wouldn't rev past 4k at all, even while in neutral. I thought straight away the cat converter had shat itself. So I hooked up my obd2 scanner and here's the following readings I received.
First off the check engine light was on and was showing a p0171 code (System too lean bank 1). So then I went and got up my short term and long term fuel trims, MAF rate (g/s), throttle position, upstream and downstream o2 sensors. At idle, the STFT was constantly dropping to -25% and then back up to 0% again while the LTFT was sitting at 37% and wouldn't change at all. MAF rate was reading 2.3 g/s which I thought was normal. Both o2 sensors reading a rich mixture. The second I hit the throttle the STFT shoots up to 25% and the LTFT would drop to about 28% and then the o2 sensors would read too lean. But if I hold it at 2.5k revs the o2 sensors read the normal readings (o2 upstream going from .1 to .9v constantly). While driving and I dump the throttle the engine just misfires constantly and will not go past 4k, sometimes only managing 3k revs but I did notice the MAF readings were a little bit low. So I took out the sensor, cleaned it with MAF cleaner, properly, afterwards she still hesitated and had serious lack of power. I checked the wiring harness to the MAF and the signal voltage was about 3.5 volts which is a bit low. So I then checked the fuel lines and injectors, all seemed fine and I had full fuel pressure too. Eventually bit the bullet and bought a new MAF. Installed it this morning and now the car is running absolutely perfect. No more hesitation, no more check engine lights, all the power seems to be there now.
I bought the MAF off of ebay for €50, an aftermarket one. I know these are frowned upon but fuck it, in my local Nissan dealer they were asking for €450. A bit steep when you don't have the money. I'll see how well or even how long this MAF lasts and how well it works too.
Just thought I'd share this with you. Any questions feel free to ask.
Just want to let you know about a recent issue I was having on my N16 1.5 2001 Hatchback.
I had bought the car a month ago and the previous owner had said it hesitates a small bit while accelerating through the gears. I thought it would be just the plugs or something. But over the course of a couple of weeks it got worse and worse.
She wouldn't rev past 4k at all, even while in neutral. I thought straight away the cat converter had shat itself. So I hooked up my obd2 scanner and here's the following readings I received.
First off the check engine light was on and was showing a p0171 code (System too lean bank 1). So then I went and got up my short term and long term fuel trims, MAF rate (g/s), throttle position, upstream and downstream o2 sensors. At idle, the STFT was constantly dropping to -25% and then back up to 0% again while the LTFT was sitting at 37% and wouldn't change at all. MAF rate was reading 2.3 g/s which I thought was normal. Both o2 sensors reading a rich mixture. The second I hit the throttle the STFT shoots up to 25% and the LTFT would drop to about 28% and then the o2 sensors would read too lean. But if I hold it at 2.5k revs the o2 sensors read the normal readings (o2 upstream going from .1 to .9v constantly). While driving and I dump the throttle the engine just misfires constantly and will not go past 4k, sometimes only managing 3k revs but I did notice the MAF readings were a little bit low. So I took out the sensor, cleaned it with MAF cleaner, properly, afterwards she still hesitated and had serious lack of power. I checked the wiring harness to the MAF and the signal voltage was about 3.5 volts which is a bit low. So I then checked the fuel lines and injectors, all seemed fine and I had full fuel pressure too. Eventually bit the bullet and bought a new MAF. Installed it this morning and now the car is running absolutely perfect. No more hesitation, no more check engine lights, all the power seems to be there now.
I bought the MAF off of ebay for €50, an aftermarket one. I know these are frowned upon but fuck it, in my local Nissan dealer they were asking for €450. A bit steep when you don't have the money. I'll see how well or even how long this MAF lasts and how well it works too.
Just thought I'd share this with you. Any questions feel free to ask.
