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240sx1234
07-11-2010, 06:32 PM
I have a 95 s14,I was driving and started to go again then it started to act wierd like it didn't want to go.it will start but won't rev past 2500.and I I let it sit there it will die.the CEL is on from an o2 sensor so I don't know if it's something else but I just changed the fuel filter and it has the same problem.help please

240sx1234
07-11-2010, 07:40 PM
Anyone want to enlighten me a liitle bit?

justin240sx29
07-12-2010, 06:30 PM
it sounds like it could be you maf you might wanna test it bc my friends car did the same thing and it turns out his was bad just a thought.

I LUV MY S13
07-12-2010, 06:34 PM
MAF or O2 Sensor. just replace both

RBMadess
07-13-2010, 01:28 PM
Start your car, take a 6" 3/8 drive extension or something similar, and wack the top of the maf sensor. If younotice ANY change in the way the motor runs, replace the maf and you're done. A bad O2 sensor will not cause these symptoms, it will just throw a code and make your car run rich.

miravete
07-15-2010, 02:39 AM
search the "how to check if your maf is good/bad" thread.

itll tell you what plug to unplug to test your maf :)