98 cobra dies when i give it gas!!!!!!!!

[jorgegt500]

My cobra dies when I give it gas fuel pump and filter are new what can it be ? And it also turns on when it whants to ???

 

[Expurple]

MAF issue?

 

[jorgegt500]

That's new ? I'm lost

 

[98v8]

its the mass air flow sensor and its the first one after the air filter. you can buy a can of maf cleaner for it at a parts store for a few buck and spray it down to clean it.

 

[jorgegt500]

It's brand new ?

 

[scottg]

It's brand new ?

What? You're not making sense. How do we know if your maf sensor is new or not? :shrug:

 

[Toasty]

My cobra dies when I give it gas fuel pump and filter are new what can it be ? And it also turns on when it whants to ???

Reading your thread above, it sounds like you have replaced your Mass Air Flow sensor, or recently had it out of the car. The MAF is not the Air Filter.

The problem you are describing can occur when you install the MAF backwards. Make sure the arrow on the MAF sensor housing is pointed towards the upper intake. If its not, your MAF has been installed backwards.