Cold start with no throttle response!
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Cold start with no throttle response!
So every morning i turn my car on for a cold start i always have no throttle reaponse. Always. To make my car work i have to scan it amd remove the codes everytime. I get CEL codes: P0101 and p010B which are MAF codes. Ive checked and uninstalled my stillen gen3 intakes cleaned them and got new filters and nothing happened. I honestly dont know what else to do but take it to the stealership even tho i have warrenty. I just wanna try amd fix it muself before i give up my car for a x number of days. Please and thank you guys in advanced.
Mods are z1 HFCs
Hks cbe
Stillen gen3 intakes
Gtr injectors
Tuned on e85 with EcuTek
336whp/ 286lb tq
Mods are z1 HFCs
Hks cbe
Stillen gen3 intakes
Gtr injectors
Tuned on e85 with EcuTek
336whp/ 286lb tq
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Have you cleaned the MAF sensors? Are your filters dry or oiled? Possible you've over oiled and dirtied the sensors. Also not to try and be bearer of bad news, but there's a good chance you have less warranty than you think based on your mods.
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Clean the MAF sensor. After you try that if the issue still persists, install your stock intakes and tune and then take it into the dealership.
The way warranties work, is that in order for the dealership to void it, they HAVE TO PROVE that the mod you installed on your vehicle caused the issue. They CAN NOT void your warranty simply for having aftermarket parts installed.
As for your situation, if you were to bring your car in with the aftermarket intakes installed, being that its a MAF issue, there is enough plausibility for them to void your warranty since they could make a case that the filters let particles through that the OEM wouldn't have. Hence, returning to stock for your intakes. However if you were to take your car in with stock intakes, and kept the exhaust installed, they can not void your warranty, since your exhaust has no impact on your MAF sensor going bad.
I once had a valve spring on the exhaust side of my car break randomly at 80K miles. Towed the car into the dealership with an intake, header back exhaust, full custom interior/exterior/suspension/you name it [SEMA build]. They took the head off the block, found that it was a broken spring [not caused by any of my mods] and I got an entire new head, honed block, new pistons/rods/crank all replaced under warranty [100k], and picked up my car a month later for $0 charge to me.
The way warranties work, is that in order for the dealership to void it, they HAVE TO PROVE that the mod you installed on your vehicle caused the issue. They CAN NOT void your warranty simply for having aftermarket parts installed.
As for your situation, if you were to bring your car in with the aftermarket intakes installed, being that its a MAF issue, there is enough plausibility for them to void your warranty since they could make a case that the filters let particles through that the OEM wouldn't have. Hence, returning to stock for your intakes. However if you were to take your car in with stock intakes, and kept the exhaust installed, they can not void your warranty, since your exhaust has no impact on your MAF sensor going bad.
I once had a valve spring on the exhaust side of my car break randomly at 80K miles. Towed the car into the dealership with an intake, header back exhaust, full custom interior/exterior/suspension/you name it [SEMA build]. They took the head off the block, found that it was a broken spring [not caused by any of my mods] and I got an entire new head, honed block, new pistons/rods/crank all replaced under warranty [100k], and picked up my car a month later for $0 charge to me.