hey is there a way 2 bypass this computer in my car? ill show ya a pick of what im talkin about. mines a V6 and the photo is the 4banger but im pretty sure its the same, cheers 4 any help, nick

Thats the air flow metre. Why would you want to bypass it?

Thats the air flow metre. Why would you want to bypass it?

i just wana bypass it 2 see if it is the problem with my car, i turn the car on and it stalls straight away unless i put my foot on the gas so i wana see if i can bypass it so i can go 2 the wreakers and pick up a new one, cheers nick

Checking the signal voltage against a known good car would be a more suitable test.

Sounds like your idle control solenoid/stepper motor (ICS) has failed though. It is the thing on the throttle body which bypasses the throttle to allow enough air for idle, even know the throttle is completely sealed off.

To ghetto fix it, use the idle up screw and do the idle air manually by screwing the idle screw out.

i just wana bypass it 2 see if it is the problem with my car, i turn the car on and it stalls straight away unless i put my foot on the gas so i wana see if i can bypass it so i can go 2 the wreakers and pick up a new one, cheers nick
Just disconnect it and try and start your car, if it fires up good chance it's the culprit.

Checking the signal voltage against a known good car would be a more suitable test.

Sounds like your idle control solenoid/stepper motor (ICS) has failed though. It is the thing on the throttle body which bypasses the throttle to allow enough air for idle, even know the throttle is completely sealed off.

To ghetto fix it, use the idle up screw and do the idle air manually by screwing the idle screw out.

its not that i just started the car with the airflow meter un-plugged and it runs the same as when it is plugged in, so is there any way 2 bypass it? thankyou nick

Just disconnect it and try and start your car, if it fires up good chance it's the culprit.


it fires up, but it stalls within about 4 seconds :(

Checked the codes ?? They'll tell you if its ISC or air flow ..

I've learnt heaps from this forum ....:bowrofl: :bowrofl:

i dont think you can bypass it, but its more likely the ISC. now, if you do get it tested and it happens to be the airflow meter then you are better off going to the wreckers and getting a second hand one..

its not that i just started the car with the airflow meter un-plugged and it runs the same as when it is plugged in, so is there any way 2 bypass it? thankyou nick

If you took the air flow meter off the car then it couldnt be the culprit...it ran the same without it on.

it fires up, but it stalls within about 4 seconds :(
If it does the same thing with it unplugged/plugged in then it's not the air flow meter.

:stoopid: thats what i said in the previous post lol

Fuel relay? or pump?

The relay went on my car long time ago now, but it had the same symptons, could turn over would run (could be anywhere from 5 seconds to a few mins) then it would die, could do this multiple times before it wouldnt move completely.

ok cheers ill check it out thanks 4 ya help

Could be ISC But mine turned out to be a vaccum Leak, Turned car on with AFM In and revs would rise and drop, rise and drop then die, unplug the MAF car would run like new.
Dont just unplug it, its obvioulsy covering a problem which needs to be looked at.

Get a mech to check out the codes for ya.