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Topic #66821 6 posts Started by 02bluerolla
Well i have a 95 celica st with a 2nd gen 3sgte swap, i recently put it back to stock ,the only mod i have is a 3inch downpipe and exhaust . Recently when i turn on the car it idles good but once it warms up it idles rough, but once you drive it runs good up until 6000rpm and sputters bad on WOT. I been driving it for a week and it shows no codes . I Took my wiring off (since in the past it has gave me problems ) and nothing i check for melted wires, loose wires, cut wire ,nothing i found nothing wrong. I change the spark plugs and wires, distributor cap and rotor and the fuel filter and still the car idles rough. I checked for compression and everything seems normal.I check for any possible vacuum leaks and nothing i found nothing. I don't get it what could be wrong?

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could be a bad afm

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QUOTE (lagos @ Apr 16, 2009 - 5:08 AM) *
>could be a bad afm


I thought if i had a bad afm i would get CEL on?

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QUOTE (02bluerolla @ Apr 16, 2009 - 10:34 AM) *
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QUOTE (lagos @ Apr 16, 2009 - 5:08 AM) *
>could be a bad afm


I thought if i had a bad afm i would get CEL on?



No, the cel only comes on if there is a break in the circuit.
The afm is a potentiometer (think volume knob on your radio). It can work fine at lower air flow/rpm, but give out wrong readings in higher airflow/rpm. Just like when a volume knob on an old radio crackles sometimes in different spots.

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LMAO!! good description Art, i knew it woudn't throw a code but couldnt really explain why haha
Spark plug wires? Maybe they need to be replaced or they're crossed somewhere?