mass flow air intake sensor

2003 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE
150,000 MILES
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CHOBEECHIC
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after spending days fixing the rest the car. now when i plug in the wires to that air intake it makes it idle so low it stalls out. is it a bad sensor, or is there a cheaper easier fix, or maybe something else all together??
Dec 9, 2011 at 7:54 AM
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KHLOW2008
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If the battery was disconnected, this wuld occur after restarting.

The computer needs to relearn begfore the idling would stabilise.

However if the throttle body is dirty, you would need to clean it.
Dec 9, 2011 at 1:58 PM
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