Anyone know exactly what this is?? I have read it's the camshaft sensor. Than people say crankshaft sensor. And finally of course I read it could be the MAF

i have been have issue where the car will stall after like 10 miles and than take a couple of minutes to start. I think I'm going to change the MAF first . But any advice will help

 

You can unplug the MAF first to check if its that..

 

@wht02monte can I drive okay without that plugged in??

 

yea it might run a little harsh or possibly wanna die when you stop but its safe to drive it like that.. Just take it easy.

 

When the MAF fails (like by unplugging it) your car has a fueling table in place to work with the MAP sensor. But don't run this way for a while, just do it for a diagnostic test and then get your MAF cleaned or fixed.

The MAF is really needed to work with oxygen sensors to get your car running correctly. You can foul out a few things if you run without it for a while.

 

@ChibiBlackSheep the car died again this morning, but stated right back up. I cleaned the MAF sensor with contact cleaner yesterday. Should I still replace it?

 

I would only replace it if unplugging it temporarily solved the issue.

If unplugging does not solve the issue, you might need to look elsewhere

 

@ChibiBlackSheep I drove with the MAF sensor unplugged on my normal route about 5 miles. The car DID NOT stall as it normally would.

the only weird thing was the RPM jumped to about 4000 and struggled for a quick moment, and check engine light came on P0102 which is MAF sensor of course since it's unplugged.

Should I try driving the 5 miles a couple more times and see if it stalls? If it does not I guess the MAF sensor is bad as it would stall with it plugged in

 

Yeah this does sound like the MAF, but also your idle shouldn't have jumped like that either. I would remove the throttle body and clean it up, as well as carefully clean the IAC.

 

@ChibiBlackSheep changed the MAF. Seems to start and run okay. Haven't had the car stall, but my battery light randomly came on for a second like the car went to stall but didn't. Was still able to drive a second after that happened without turning the car off/on. Any idea why that battery light would throw on like It was in the on position?