09-17-2006, 02:17 AM
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quick question...SES
Would excessive humidity make the SES light come on? By excessive humidity, I mean REALLY thick fog. I could not see 20 feet ahead of me.
Nothing else seems different...just the light came on. idle seems a tad rough, but it still idles at about 500 rpm.
Any insight would be appreciated. 
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09-17-2006, 02:33 AM
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It isn't beyond possibility. The MAF sensor has several wires that are made out of certain materials that change voltage resistance based on temperature. Their conductivity, temperature and resistance factors are affected by extreme levels of humidity and/or dryness. Voltage / frequency translates to flow measurement signal sent to the computer, and any drastic changes in these values will trip the SES light.
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09-17-2006, 02:36 AM
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alright. seems like the fog did it then...because it was like a WALL. if I hadn't known the road, I'd have been scared.
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holy crap, i just farted at work and the whole office stinks!!!!
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09-17-2006, 02:41 AM
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has the code dropped or been cleared?
(did your SES light go away?)
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09-17-2006, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackJack
It isn't beyond possibility. The MAF sensor has several wires that are made out of certain materials that change voltage resistance based on temperature. Their conductivity, temperature and resistance factors are affected by extreme levels of humidity and/or dryness. Voltage / frequency translates to flow measurement signal sent to the computer, and any drastic changes in these values will trip the SES light.
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unfortunely the 2.4 does not have a MAF so does not apply here.
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09-17-2006, 12:45 PM
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probably what might had happen was you threw a lean code due to the high humidity. it should go away.
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09-17-2006, 01:51 PM
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okay...it didn't go away. it's VERY dry out right now. I haven't got my fuel system cleaned all summer...could that be it?
I've noticed the rpm's drop much faster when I coast than before. Usually, when I gas it to 40mph (around 4000rpm from a stop) and then coast, the rpm's will slowly fall to around 1500 while I'm coasting. Since last night, it will drop to about 800 almost immediately. (Acceleration seems to be uneffected)
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holy crap, i just farted at work and the whole office stinks!!!!
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09-17-2006, 02:02 PM
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you could always disconnect your battery for 20-30 minutes and then see if that resets everything
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09-17-2006, 02:03 PM
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I'll give that a shot.
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holy crap, i just farted at work and the whole office stinks!!!!
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09-17-2006, 02:16 PM
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light is gone. But I'll still take it somewhere to get scanned when I have a free hour.
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holy crap, i just farted at work and the whole office stinks!!!!
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09-17-2006, 02:27 PM
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DOH....sorry....my link to Aleromod is all the newest posts/topics....I didn't even look at the category... 
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09-17-2006, 02:32 PM
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^ we all make mistakes. that's why they put erasers on pencils!
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holy crap, i just farted at work and the whole office stinks!!!!
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09-17-2006, 03:35 PM
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What...whu the hell makes a mistake???lol
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09-17-2006, 10:25 PM
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What...whu the hell makes a mistake???lol
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quoted to immortalize a spelling error.
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holy crap, i just farted at work and the whole office stinks!!!!
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09-26-2006, 05:07 PM
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i'm burning oil. I had a HUUUUUUGE cloud of white smoke earlier today. It looked cool and pissed me off at the same time.
Any theories as to the cause?
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09-26-2006, 06:02 PM
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^^ Rings?
Maybe Jackal can help you, his car is/was doing that
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09-26-2006, 06:02 PM
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Quote:
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i'm burning oil. I had a HUUUUUUGE cloud of white smoke earlier today. It looked cool and pissed me off at the same time.
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welcome to the club!! im the pres
in my case the piston ring(s) were bad
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09-26-2006, 06:17 PM
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oh god...if it's that, I might as well upgrade some internals, right?
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09-26-2006, 06:20 PM
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oh god...if it's that, I might as well upgrade some internals, right?
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well it could be a number of things. first, if it is oil, it should be bluish smoke, white usually means coolant. it might be something simple like.....a head gasket lol (i guess that isnt "simple" really now is it?)
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09-26-2006, 06:20 PM
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I don't think a head gasket it too bad on a 4 banger 
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