atruerx8racer

Hmm... what is MAF? and do you think b/c of overfilling the engine oil resulted in the problems that I'm having right now? B/c when they replaced my engine.. when I got back home... When I checked my oil level after 2-3 days by looking at my dipstick I could tell it was overfilled.

nycgps

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Overfilling oil is a pretty common dealership problem.

Will it effect the engine ----- Hell yes. especially when its too much and it went back into your intake.

MAF is the black thing that attaches to your plastic intake tube.

You should open your intake box and see if you find any oil at the bottom, if you do ---- no good, Clean it up ASAP, take your Whole intake apart and clean it, take the MAF out and spray it with MAF cleaner, and check the throttle body to see if you see any oil on it, if it does ------- bitch at the dealership say they **** your throttle body up.

shaunv74

MAF is Mass Air Flow sensor. As NYGPS said it's in the black plastic tube between your airbox and throttle body. It's job is to figure out how much air is going in to your engine and if it's dirty or malfunctioning your engine will not run properly. It's attached by 4 small bolts. Unplug it, pull it out (remember which way it goes) and inspect it. It should be clean and free of any gunk or soot. If it's not get some MAF cleaner and clean it. Then put it back.

Also check your air box and intake tube to make sure there is no oil in it. Otherwise it will just get dirty again.

this is consistent with the problems you've had.

dannobre

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Damn...you must have the super secret MAF...Mine only has 2

shaunv74

Yes. Mine is much cooler than yours. 2 4 whatever. Unscrew em and don't loose em.

dannobre

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Bored....had to pick on someone.....

swoope

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this whole thing is stupid. does the dealer have vacuum or compression tests for either of the motors?

if they did not test / replace the cat, coils, plugs, FUEL PUMP, they should have. if they replaced them and the problem was not fixed. well get you damn money back..

have you taken the time to call mazda na?

and what the hell is a rpm beaker?

shaunv74

atruerx8racer

They have done the vacuum test and compression tests for the previous motor and they said it was out and needed to be replaced...

The new engine I have right now they did a vacuum test on it not sure about the compression test. But they have not told me any details about the test.
All they did was came to a conclusion that they needed to replace the catalytic converter. When the catalytic convert did not solve the problem... they requested I had to change my coils, wires and plugs.


what I meant by "rpm beaker" was the pointer (needle) that points to the rpm.

shaunv74

I think we all can agree your service manager is probably a muppet based on the success you've had with them.

atruerx8racer

I found out something odd last night when I was driving. When I came to a long range steep area I put the gear into neutral what I've noticed was that my rpm pointer was moving back and forth between 500-1000k rpms continually (without me pressing on the gas) and all of a sudden my engine just went off it turned off by itself! wtf...? BTW, It took me about 10-20 secs until I came down the hill (until then i didn't touch the gas the whole time) when I tried to press on the gas when I came down the end of the steep hill my engine automatically shut off and the check engine light, battery light and the 2 or 3 lights above that we're all flashing profusely when I tried to press on the gas. I had to pull of on the side of the road... b/c my car wouldn't start... I rested on the side of the road for 3-5 mins and started it again... it turned on but my check engine light was still on. I dont think anything is wrong with my battery though b/c I replaced my battery 4-5 months ago. I was about 30 miles away from home I tried to drive home slowly/safely. Any comments on what's going on with my car?

dannobre

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Wiring problem because of the accident?

Clutch and tranny switches can cause a hunting idle like that...

So can a throttle body...and a blown engine

You really need to take it somewhere they can do more than throw parts at it

alfy28

sounds like its time to trade in the car and get a S2k or something. i have a 04 for the past 5 years, but never gave me problems. but good luck to you.

shaunv74

So...have you checked your MAF and airbox yet?...like we suggested. If not that's still what we're suggesting.

bhop

you should really look at the MAF but again, if you are not positive at what you are looking at read through the threads and then go to the dealership so you will know something about you engine compartment and have those bitches fix the problem!