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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 11:45 AM
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i was driving down the road and i started to slow down for a red light and i i felt like my engine was kinda dieing i look down and the check engine lights on and my rpms are really low, so i pulled over and stoped for a min and then my check engine light went out and the motor started runing fine again. it never died. so im thinking it is the cam position sensor.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 12:04 PM
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if you got a CEL, that means it has a code for sure.

check codes and that should let you know.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 12:16 PM
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and another thing is that when im just cruising down the road and a push the gas a light bit down not to the point where it down shift but some times it will sputter for a sec or two,
 
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 02:11 PM
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unhook the map sensor and take it for a drive. =)
 
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why, what is it going to do
 
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 09:24 AM
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He thinks map sensor is not adding fuel in relationship to boost level.the map is responsible for letting the pcm know if boost is present.therefore increasing inj pulse.
When you unhook it,the pcm assumes full boost so it fuels max.if it runs correctly then you may need a new map sensor.also check the vaccum hose from intake to sensor for being bad or clogged.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 09:28 AM
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Yep. Your symptoms are relevant to a MAP failure. =)
 
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