[KrAzyT]

Well i've been battling this car for awhile now. She got the rust issue which isn't so bad. The camshaft tick came back again after fixing it once. I did the repair again yesterday with no success, but that's not even the biggest issue.

I would always get a check engine light and the car would stay stuck in 3rd gear and would not come out unless i shut the car off and put her in neutral then restarted. This kicked on when traction control was off and I would have alot of wheel spin. But the code would always go off after a few days. Well I finally removed the full cold air intake figuring the MAF was getting wet and put in a short ram. Well the codes have been on and have not come off on there own. Not sure if there is a different issue.
Here is the list of CE codes

P0113
P0103
P2189
P2195
P2197
P2187
P0422
P0455

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I know a few of the codes are related to the IAT, MAF and O2 sensors.

 

[KrAzyT]

btw its a 2005 mazda 6S GT 6speed auto

 

[flipper66]

P0113-IAT sensor high input
P0103-MAFS high input
P2189-system to lean at idle bank 2
p2195-bank 1 sensor one stuck lean
p2197-bank 2 sensor one stuck lean
p2187-too lean at idle
P0422-cat low effiency bank 1
P0455-evap leak

3/4s of which are related to the MAF. This either means there is vac leak, or a MAFS issue.

what kind of SRI are you running?

odds are you are doing a ton of damage riding the way you are, if you are truly running as lean as the car believes you are. Could be you have an improper size intake tube at the maf housing and it isn't metering properly.....

 

[KrAzyT]

Well ive been trying to find my stock airbox for over 6 months with no luck. also have posts all over trying to find one for sale but have no luck. The short ram is just the stock intake tube down to the mazdaspeed maf housing then to a K&N airfilter. If it is really that bad to do so I can put the full intake back on. Could it be a possible bad MAF or dirty connection?

 

[flipper66]

is the AEM MAFS holder attached to the rubber intake boot? or do you have a short piece of pipe in-between.

if no pipe that is your issue.

you can get a short piece of 3" pipe at autozone for ~10 bucks.

will still be a SRI, without the vac leak you are likely occuring. cleaning the maf is a good idea as well as the clip. u can use maf cleaner(electronic parts cleaner) for both... but doubt that is the issue.

 

[KrAzyT]

I do not have a piece inbetween. I will stop after work and pick one up and see whats she does. thanks for the help

 

[KrAzyT]

so it will go intake tube, piece of intake tube from autozone, maf then filter i assume then?

 

[flipper66]

you also need the AEM coupler. it goes from 3" to 2.75 or w/e the size the maf housing is.

should be black coupler with 2 screw clamps.

 

[flipper66]

The piece of pipe you get from advance,autozone, ect should be about 3-5ins in length.

insert 1/2 way into the rubber intake boot, and then the AEM coupler on the otherside.

 

[KrAzyT]

thanks!

 

[KrAzyT]

I put the mazdaspeed full cai back on to see what she'll do and im down to 2 codes.

p2189
p2187

any ideas?

 

[KrAzyT]

the stock rubber intake tube is falling apart pretty well but its taped up well.. could this also be a reason?

 

[flipper66]

yes YES YES.

the cracks and splits in the hose are inducing extra unmetered air. the MAFS isn't able to adjust for it because it goes in post maf........ thus you are leaning the car out.

again this is very dangerous for the health of your engine.

Ps you can check for leaks with a can of carb cleaner, but regardless you need to replace the whole piece.

 

[KrAzyT]

thanks for the fast reply. I am ordering one right now!

 

[KrAzyT]

Well i replaced the tube.. the ce light didnt go off on its own so i went to get it cleared. I scanned it before clearing and it showed 2187 2189 2197.. I only drove bout 3 miles since then and it didn't come back on but ill take her for a longer ride later to really test her. wish me luck

 

[flipper66]

GL, sounds like you got it figured out.

 

[KrAzyT]

I replaced the stock tube with a new one and the code went off for a good 40miles. Its pretty wet now and im not sure if the filter is wet and throwing another code because of it? I have been searching for awhile for a stock box to hopefully fix this..

 

[flipper66]

could very well be. mine did every once and a while......