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Old 12-29-2011, 06:46 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 3dplane View Post
Even if it is just the air duct connecting the air filter housing to the throttle body broken (and not after the throttle body) it STILL effects the air metering device wheter it's a mass airflow or the flappy thing my car has,and it IS an input to the ECU if your car is fuel injected. So either way fix it
Barna
The original poster specifically mentioned his car has a MAP sensor, so it most likely has no MAF or VAF (Vane Air Flow - aka "flappy thing") sensor to meter air before the throttle body.

Either way, a leak before the throttle body shouldn't be called a vacuum leak, because it isn't.
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