ford explorer intake

[pimpdoutexpo83]

hi i have a 1998 ford explorer sport and i just put an intake on it and at first it ran very sluggish and even stalled alot and then i disconnected the negative battery terminal an dlet it sit for about 30 seconds and then took the car for a little ride and it ran noticeablly better but still sputters a little when i first give it gas and satlled once any ideas on what could be causing this and what i can do to fix it.

 

[Glen4X4]

Welcome to the Forum! Try and d/c the neg. battery terminal for about 10 minutes I believe thats the required time that it takes the computer to reset its self.

 

[Xan]

You mean like a Cold air intake or like the upper and lower intake? Did you get all the wire connecters put back on? Are all the clamps tight and sealing right?

 

[IZwack]

Check the vacuum hose that runs from the back of the intake plenum to the brake booster. If this hose is leaking or disconnected, the engine will sputter and die.

 

[pimpdoutexpo83]

thanx for the ideas guys i will try and disconnect the battery for the 10 min and see what happens and while im waiting for that i will check the vaccum line. i will try this stuff when i get off work today and pot what happens.

 

[pimpdoutexpo83]

so i tried all those thing and it still rund ****ty it still sputters and stalls so i tried putting the old intake on and it runs fine.

 

[IZwack]

What exactly do you mean by "intake". Is it merely a smoother intake tube? Or does it also replace the MAS, or other things? Because it sounds like the new intake is either not compatible with the original intake or it has a deficiency (its "broken"; has a hole somewhere; is not creating a tight seal against the throttle body; etc...).

 

[pimpdoutexpo83]

it a a new pipe new fittings and it utilizes the stock mass air flow sensor and new filter

 

[CDW6212R]

Intake is not an air cleaner. Intake is an intake manifold.

Recheck all of the hoses and clamps to the air cleaner and inlet pipe. What brand of inlet pipe or air cleaner did you buy. Many others here surely have also installed it. Describe it more clearly so that they can help you better. Good luck,

 

[jah81592]

Intake is not an air cleaner. Intake is an intake manifold.

Recheck all of the hoses and clamps to the air cleaner and inlet pipe. What brand of inlet pipe or air cleaner did you buy. Many others here surely have also installed it. Describe it more clearly so that they can help you better. Good luck,

I agree with you Don. What type of intake did this guy install? Until we get this information we cant help. Did he eliminate any fittings,hoses,etc?

 

[Xan]

i think i was the first to ask that question and got no reply even after he posted again .

Do you want help or not?

 

[cstanton]

hey im having the same problem with my spectra intake. only when i let it sit over night is when it gives me fits. ill crank it up and it idles at about 500 rpms and lopes like a hot rod but on the verge of cutting off. i disconntected the battery and checkd my hoses and still same but after its warmed up i never have another problem ????? shes a funn one

 

[pimpdoutexpo83]

here is th link to the what i bought i was goin to get a k and N or the AEM bu ti let my buddy talk me into this one telling me they were all the same


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...STRK:MEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=160149547049&rd=1

 

[Afboy143]

here is th link to the what i bought i was goin to get a k and N or the AEM bu ti let my buddy talk me into this one telling me they were all the same


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...STRK:MEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=160149547049&rd=1

how big is the piping on this

 

[jah81592]

hey im having the same problem with my spectra intake. only when i let it sit over night is when it gives me fits. ill crank it up and it idles at about 500 rpms and lopes like a hot rod but on the verge of cutting off. i disconntected the battery and checkd my hoses and still same but after its warmed up i never have another problem ????? shes a funn one

Get rid of the Spectre and purchase a MAC,K&N,Volant,etc. 90% of the problems I see after the installation of a cold air intake is driveability. Especially with alot of the cheaper versions and or home made versions. I hear this on a daily basis and most of the time just getting a different cold air will resolve all the problems.

 

[pimpdoutexpo83]

the piping is three inches

 

[pimpdoutexpo83]

yes i have checked the fitting they are all tight also on the old intake it had 2 hoses that ran into the side and a sensor. There is a hole in the new one for the sensor only and there are 2 little filters that clamp on to the two hoses that went into the old pipe and those also are tight. i was wondering maybe if i drilled 2 holes in the pipe so that those 2 hoses went int to the pipe if that would help

 

[pimpdoutexpo83]

well i contacted the ebay seller that i purchased that from and he is willing to take the product back so once i get the refund from that i am goin to purchase either the k&N or the AEM Brute force any reccomendations on which one and a good place to get it

 

[jah81592]

well i contacted the ebay seller that i purchased that from and he is willing to take the product back so once i get the refund from that i am goin to purchase either the k&N or the AEM Brute force any reccomendations on which one and a good place to get it

Ebay, definately stay away from them. I have been selling MAC with great success. It is a good intake and you won't have any surprises. Contact me if interested.-j

 

[david_l_h69]

its probably way too late now, but the problem is more than likely with one of the hoses that you say you put a filter on.
one of the hoses runs to the valve covers which is ok to simply put a filter on
but the other one runs back into the intake which is metered air so if you put a filter on it, it is sucking in air that the maf doesnt know about which is why it sputters and bogs down when you first step on the throttle