Am I getting ready to blow 200 bucks?

WBarry · Oct 8th, 2003, 09:23 PM

My bone stock 88 sentra e16TBI has developed an intermittent problem of losing the ability to maintain engine speed. the car always starts and runs fine starting from cold, but stop for gas with a hot engine and you will not be able to accelerate past 35-40 mph because of engine surging, The surging also occurs when accelerated in neutral. the surging is totally rhythmic so I dont think it could be caused by fuel line obstruction. I'm thinking that my air flow meter has developed a temperature sensativity problem and is cutting out leaving the engine a fail-safe mode sending short regular spurts of gas through the injector. Does anyone think I'm on track with the solution or am I getting ready to spend $200 on an AF meter that I dont need?

Gsolo · Oct 8th, 2003, 09:31 PM

sounds like you are on the right track....test out the meter first if you can, i dont know the specs for what it should be though, but they're on the forum somewhere i think

minute rice sentra · Oct 8th, 2003, 10:46 PM

here's how to check it >>>
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...94002713NFiHXK (you have to click the "normal size" button to make the text big enough to read).
Hope that helps some, if you have to get a "new" one maybe it would be a good idea to check in some salvage yards for one before spending $200(which sounds kind of high but i wouldn't know).