well last year before i parked the monte was having a problem

my CEL was on so i got a new MAF flow in it fixed the problem for a couple days then the CEL came back on.............did some research on the net and something came up that might be the PCV VALVE? WTF LOL
so today i bought a new one went to the car and put it in ......started the car and CEL is gone ???????

could that be the problem? and its fixed now?

 

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thanks .i never heard of it but now that i did i will have to go look for it ..........thank you

 

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Theres not enough information to fix the problem. Just becausea CEL is on you don't start throwing parts at it.

What is the actually code that is causing the CEL?

 

the code i cant remember .but it was causing teh MAF. beeing bad.......and then i was told to fix it and it was fixed when i was doing the research it said to try and put in a pcv or check it ..........so i did and i turned the car on and CEL is gone..........
if a pcv was all i need it i think thats all

 

OK, then good luck and hope it all works fine. If the problem ever happens again, throw the P code up and we'll be glad to help more.