Rough idle and poor acceleration

Tiny
FOPSTEVE
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  • 2008 FORD EXPLORER
  • 91,000 MILES
My explorer had been sitting for about two weeks. I jumped in and drove several hundreds miles in three days w/o problems. On the third day as I arrived at my designation it began running rough with poor acceleration. At first there were no warning lights so I though the 4X4 drive had kick in. After work, a wrench light appeared then the check engine light. Stopped at auto parts store for a check, came back with all P codes: P0010, P0020, P0102, P0135, P0141, P0161, P0155, P0443. I opened the hood and discovered a birds nest at side of the engine compartment near the air filter and a/c. I've cleaned the area including replacing air filter and cleaning MAF sensor. When driving it will accelerate then lay down or lunge and jump. I ran Sea foam thru the fuel system to r/o but it ran better at first and would only jump when accelerating. A few hours later it was worse than before. If I clean everything good the remove battery cable for 15 min then drive it runs good at first. I only notice a slight "miss" when driving. I have no history of repairs for the Explorer because it is 6 month old purchase. Can you give me some leads where to start looking?
Saturday, April 7th, 2012 AT 7:10 PM

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Tiny
HMAC300
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O that is a new one on me, I would replace the MAF sensor because cleaning it does not always work. Here are two guides to help us fix the problem.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-mass-air-flow-sensor-maf

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-has-low-power-output

Please run down these guides and report back.
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Saturday, April 7th, 2012 AT 7:38 PM
Tiny
BOOPERIII
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Thank you for this post I had this problem and had to get a new MAF cost me $103.00 all fixed! I love this site.
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Monday, August 19th, 2019 AT 6:22 PM
Tiny
ELDAWG
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  • 2002 FORD EXPLORER
  • 6 CYL
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Need to know what all could cause the car to lose power once car get warm.
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Monday, August 19th, 2019 AT 6:23 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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HAs the check engine light come on? Have you checked the catylatic converter for plugging? Also, have you checked fuel pump pressure when this happens?

Let me know.

Joe
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Monday, August 19th, 2019 AT 6:23 PM (Merged)

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