The code is a p0102 what is for the maf sensor .. don’t know if this would come up for a intake gasket leak or just a air leak somewhere .. This is the code
check the maf sensor housing/area for cracks/sensor seating etc
swap lh and rh mafs to see if code follows
use soapy water to pinpoint where the leak is
Also check the wiring, you had the airbox lid off so you unplugged the sensors, if you did not have the code before, then it is possible it is a coincidence but likely it has something to do with what you did which was unplug it, so ensure it is plugged back in fully - check the pins are not bent or pushed out of the connector, check the wires for the connector are not caught somewhere under something you just reinstalled.
I’ve went and unplugged the maf and the car is still misfiring , if it was the maf sensor it wouldn’t misfire if unplugged would it? I squirted brake cleaner on the intake and cylinder head gasket and it stopped making the whistling noise .. is there any other way I could check to make sure the gasket is on properly apart from spraying it ? Haven’t had my car for 4 days now 😟
blkrokt has greater experience than most here. Vrp as a company tell people what they want to hear. Either stick with the real tuners or deal with the discount shops but you will have a lot of trial and error, extra expense and may have to buy from someone else in the end. IF you are able to find someone who successfully used a product of theirs without issue, follow that lead.
yeah, this is written cause they were terrible to deal with for a simple purchase and came to the forum and lied about their service to me, which was zero, and can not be proven otherwise. Cheap stupid item loses any chance for me to think about them as a vendor. I am only customer service oriented and never care if things break. But selling parts as direct fit or bolt on when they are not, SCAM.
its really a shame that so called trusted vendors act this way on public forums. There are a few on here so do your homework before buying, installing, and then doing again. It sounds like this gasket job will now cost well beyond the norm because of their false promise.
that blkrokt figures this out three years ago and vrp doesn’t get that they should make different recommendations for installation is just another example. Imagine tuning issues, or turbo issues or anything that’s expensive that you want good service for, go elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by BLKROKT
The Thermalnators are what I have on (direct from Sikky), but they’re all the same. I put them on exactly like I explained over 3yrs ago and have had zero problems. They are flat 1/4” thick hard phenolic with no gasket sealing material or crush area whatsoever. I don’t see any way they won’t leak unless there are gaskets on both sides.
should actually help their customers install their third party gaskets correctly. I’d even reach out to sikky to mention their reseller is causing a bad rep on their product.
why doesn’t vrp help? They don’t know how.
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Originally Posted by RyanC93
they’re sold vrp but they are actually sikky gaskets
should actually help their customers install their third party gaskets correctly. I’d even reach out to sikky to mention their reseller is causing a bad rep on their product.
why doesn’t vrp help? They don’t know how.
yeh I completely agree I’m going to have one more shot at it today, it should of been a simple job... I purchased these and a air box spacer and it took 3 weeks just to get despatched wish I never bothered in the end, looks like it will have to go to a proper garage to get sorted now 🤨
yeh I completely agree I’m going to have one more shot at it today, it should of been a simple job... I purchased these and a air box spacer and it took 3 weeks just to get despatched wish I never bothered in the end, looks like it will have to go to a proper garage to get sorted now 🤨
Based on the spraying brake cleaner you still have a leak, maybe just put the stock gasket back in and see if all your problems go away without the thermalnator gaskets, sounds like they are more trouble than they are worth for something with minimal if any benefit.
Based on the spraying brake cleaner you still have a leak, maybe just put the stock gasket back in and see if all your problems go away without the thermalnator gaskets, sounds like they are more trouble than they are worth for something with minimal if any benefit.
I’ve sprayed the intake manifold and I can’t even find a leak what’s enough to change the idle of the car .. it’s going in for a smoke test on Tuesday to see if the garage can find out what’s going on, the car is a stage 2 mapped and i can really feel the car heat soaking after half a hour of hard driving , I just wanted something to try and help stop it heat soaking
You sure that garbage spacer isn't lifting Y pipe up off the manifold inlet letting in un-metered air?
yes it is clipped in perfect and sprayed cleaner around there with no luck.. we’ve tried it with the air boxes off and y piece off and it’s still misfiring , if it was a connection like that would it stop misfiring when we removed them and started car ?
Just to update this. It turned out the o ring on the injector on cylinder 7 was bad. So replaced the ring and injector and had a full service . Car is perfect again 👌
Did you ever resolve the whistlin noise? Ive just replaced my pcv due to age no issues but now its whistlin at idle and sounds like a massive leak when the car shuts off. No codes did not remove the IM to replace pcv. Its clipped in the block and bolted into the IM fine.
