The maf sensor continuously tells the engine management computer how much air is being. When changing the air filter, it is easy to knock off a hose on the air filter housing, which is part of the emission control system. Maf and lean codes from a missing air filter p0171, p0174, p0102. A rubber or plastic boot snorkel that connects the engine intake and the air filter box can rip or crack. White smoke and smells like gas means running rich. A cracked intake manifold may supply insufficient air or excess air to the engine resulting in a failure to achieve the perfect airfuel ratio. However, the ecm has no way to detect cracks, so it is only showing what is the consequence of either that crack or some other fault. However, i suspect there should be some other cause for the same. Firestone used a powertool and cracked all screw placements on my engine air filter housing box. Cracked air filter housing tube honda crv owners club. Low power, lean conditions cracked air intake tube gm youtube. If the vehicle is driven with this hose disconnected, the check engine light will illuminate. The housing for the filter has a small tube on the left that connects to the engine. Anyways, herein lies my problem i have a small crack half inch by half inch maybe on the side of the filter housing box.
Low power, lean conditions cracked air intake tube gm. Poor acceration power i recently bought it from this guy, who knows how long hes been driving it with the broken housing poor gas mileage. Repair a vehicle air filter housing using pratley powda. I replaced the air filter in my 2004 crv this weekend.
I have a series of questions theres a crack on my air filter housing i was wondering if thats the cause of my car symptoms. Learn about this problem, why it occurs, and how to fix it. And as i can assume the crack comes after the air filter so the dust will. If the crack is downstream of the maf sensor, more air will be flowing into the intake than the computer believes to be true. Check engine light due to hose off of air filter housing. And white smoke coming from tailpipe i checked for symptoms of a. Then shop for a replacement air cleaner housing assembly at 1a auto, at a great price. Thank you for helping us maintain cnet s great community. Preparing the lid you must remove the lid from the filter and seal the leak from the inside. Probably notif the only function of the housing is to contain the air filter itself. If the plastic housing is in good condition, the epoxy should seal the leak, saving you a costly repair.
So i guess this air box issue is more common than the one rc owner i. Pratley powda bond repair air filter housing youtube. Honda civic the air cleaner housing may crack 48 reports. This is what happens when you do not know how to troubleshoot and start replacing parts based on symptoms alone. This took me an hour, and i ended up breaking the filter housing. The 2002 honda civic has 1 problems reported for air filter housing bolts cracked. It had to happen on the wrong side, ie, the side of the filter where the clean air is supposed to be.
Screwed up my air cleaner housing screws honda civic forum. However, some vehicles put the maf mass air flow sensor in this housing. If the vehicle is driven with this hose disconnected, the. Amazing how many parts were thrown at this vehicle to fix this simple problem. Can a broken air filter housing in a car cause the engine light to go. If the crack is such that it is allowing air to bypass the filter, then it might be the case. Is my cracked air filter housing the problem for check. This might be because of the cracked air filter housing. A cracked air cleaner housing wont cause any trouble except allowing more dirt to hit the filter. Plastic has cracked on lower portion of air filter housing making it impossible to remove the filter. The bolts holding the air filter cover in place were heavily rusted, and i gave the first one a good crank with my socket wrench in the wrong direction, second mistake and cracked the bottom.
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