Lean Code
so are you argueing the fact that this happens all the time and we all know the cause? dense air means more air compact into a space. meaning more molecules meaning you will run lean.....
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From: FL.. FT LAUDERDALE/MAIMI
do not listen to these noobs if u have the lean code your car isn't actually running lean the computer is reading the wrong maf reading maybe because of a leak from a coupler. If someone tunes u for 11.5 and u fix the leak or whatever then your a/f will be totally different . Check for leaks from the couplers or clamps...
you guys act like its making it super lean. i hope you understand that the CEL is for emissions, not performance
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you can use a k&n intake on an 07' .... it's not that the 07 computer is more sensitive .... it's the fact that in 07 they placed the brake lines in a different orientation in the engine bay and the k&n will rub on them.
2) clean the MAF
3) cobalts have been known to throw random p0171 codes with some intakes due to the positioning of the MAF. but you have the K&N and they have been known to not throw codes
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okay, so since i have last posted on this, my check light has came on and off almost daily. i just got off of the phone with k&n and the tech guy said that since they do not have an intake listed for 2007 (only 05-06) it probably has a more sensitive computer and it going on and off can still be a bad thing. because when it is on the computer is saying that it is too much air for it to handle and that it will make me burn up my valves if i keep it on there because the cylinders will be running too hot.
what i need is experienced people with 07 ss/sc's or someone who has dealt with this before to please advise me on what i should do. help please.
also, if it is running hot, could that be monitored by the coolant? i'm guessing no, but it's worth the asking. i find it very hard to believe i'm running lean, i still get a good ammount of black carbon around the bumper where the muffler tip is.
what i need is experienced people with 07 ss/sc's or someone who has dealt with this before to please advise me on what i should do. help please.
also, if it is running hot, could that be monitored by the coolant? i'm guessing no, but it's worth the asking. i find it very hard to believe i'm running lean, i still get a good ammount of black carbon around the bumper where the muffler tip is.
and for the lean code .... alot of people have gotten the lean code from installing an intake on a stock ss/sc. sometimes people forget to unplug the battery before installin the intake .... others place the mass air flow sensor in upside down ....
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From: NEPA
intake listed for 2007 (only 05-06) it probably has a more sensitive computer and it going on and off can still be a bad thing.
what i need is experienced people with 07 ss/sc's
^ that's why i was talking about the intake rubbing .... i was letting him know the reason
here we go .... i found a new ******* on this site .... i was letting him know that the reason that they didn't list a k&n intake for 07 wasnt because of a sensitive computer, it was because of the brake lines. read what he wrote ****** .... he asked if anyone had delt with them on an 07' i have. i was sinply lettin him know why they dont list an 07 k&n intake ....
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good because i dont give a **** about you either, because people like you that start with ******* remarks before they really know what the post meant should be banned from this site .... if you asked like a normal person with a little respect rather than your cocky ass way we wouldnt have this problem now ! ohh yeah just read your profile .... you are a little 19 year old.... no wonder you are such a douche bag
good because i dont give a **** about you either, because people like you that start with ******* remarks before they really know what the post meant should be banned from this site .... if you asked like a normal person with a little respect rather than your cocky ass way we wouldnt have this problem now !
lol, dont get all butthurt. its people like you that are making all the people actually interested in technical threads not want to stay on the site. taking **** way too sensitive
and as for me being 19. i probably know more about cars then you ever will
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well its little punk ass kids like you that make this site shitty sometimes .... every argument i have ever gotten into was with a teenager that thinks they know all .... all the older more mature guys never start **** on this site unless they are dealing with kids like you.
stop calling me a kid, you dont even know me. i live on my own. i pay all my own bills. i balance full time work and full time school. i am an adult. and oh wow your 6 years older than me. i probably know more about vehicles than you ever will
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hahaha i have been working on cars since i was 13 .... my dad is a mechanic and has been working on and building high performance motors for 30 years .... try again .... i have learned all my **** from him and his experience