Air Flow Meter

[zoomn_e30]

okay so here's what happens: when i press the gas pedal down half way .. it feels like the engine is having trouble getting gas .. and the car would nearly stall .. feeling like its having trouble staying on .. i was told i have to replace the air flow meter .. so what exactly is it ? what does it do ? any ideas if that is actually the problem ? i had the fuel injectors cleaned out and the fuel pump replaced .. thanks for the help .

 

[finch]

does it do this all the time.. or mainly when its cold?

 

[poboyis]

find out for sure if it is, if you need one i have a perfectly good one you can have for cheap

 

[zoomn_e30]

it does it all the time .. when i first start the car .. it'll be fine .. but about ten minutes later .. it'll start acting up .. and poboyis , how much ?

 

[poboyis]

how does ten plus shipping sound?

 

[jrt67ss350]

how does ten plus shipping sound?

Hot Damn, that's one hell of a deal!!!

Jump on that deal, zoomn!

 

[bichmgnt]

Make sure it's the right one first. Aren't the different numbered AFMs matched with the computer they use?

Steve

 

[poboyis]

give me the bosch part number and ill tell you if i got the same one, its a big number

 

[zoomn_e30]

ten dollars ? thats hard to believe .. haha but it sounds good .. i'll check and post the part number of the afm tomorrow .. thanks

 

[zoomn_e30]

poboyis , the part number for the afm i have is : 0280202203 . i hope its the same as the one you have because ten plus shipping sounds like a great deal .. i'm on it .. let me know whats up .. thanks

 

[equate]

unplug the electrical for you AFM and see if that effects anything

 

[zoomn_e30]

alright i'll give that a try tomorrow .. thanks

 

[epj3]

give lowen design a call.. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHH WHAT A JOKE. I thought he killed himself for being such a dirt bag until now.

 

[zoomn_e30]

when i unplug the electrical to the AFM .. the engine revz to 2500 on the rpm ..

 

[poboyis]

then it still works

 

[zoomn_e30]

then what could be making the car act up the way it does ?

 

[bichmgnt]

It still could be the AFM. It might have a dead spot in the middle of the circuit card. Try measuring the output of the AFM and see how smooth it is. It jumps when you first open the vane and when it goes to full throttle but it should be relatively smooth, increasing in resistance, between the extremes. I don't recollect which contacts it would be but you should be able to figure it out.

Steve