AAA535 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Unfortunately, another problem. I was accelerating pretty hard and my CEL came on. I stopped at autozone to get the code checked and take a look myself. The code p0103 and there was black fluid all over. Pictures below. The car is still driving well. What the hell happened? http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/ImTheRealArab/IMG_20130629_192659.jpg http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/ImTheRealArab/IMG_20130629_192754.jpg http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/ImTheRealArab/IMG_20130629_192810.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexi Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Looks like your CV boot is torn, and all the grease that was inside sprayed out. You shouldn't drive the car anymore until you replace the cv boot and regrease the cv joint (assuming that you haven't done a ton of driving and the cv joint is still ok). Another option is to simply replace the axle. It looks like P0103 has to do with the MAF sensor. It's hard to say what's causing p103, could have a dirty maf sensor. Here's more pictures and info on replacing the cv boot http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/replace-rebuild-torn-cv-boot-and-axle-108975.html This kind of repair is over my head, so hopefully others can chime in with their advice. I just figured I'd post a quick reply to let you know what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zander916 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Yep, I can see the huge tear in the first and last pictures. It's massive... probably half of the boot. http://www.obd-codes.com/p0103 I'm not good with troubleshooting MAF issues. I mean, I checked mine but I have an CAPv2 that I could see g/s and volts. Best you can do it looks like is clean it, check for loose wires or cracked insulation on the wires which could indicate they are in poor condition. I'm not sure if these MAFs are mounted with a rubber O-ring type of seal or not. But it wouldn't hurt to pop it out real quick and make sure the surface is nice and air tight. Someone else may be more knowledgeable to answer that than I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Start with cleaning the MAF and a new air filter, replacing the boot and see if the code reappears. The code and the leak shall be completely unrelated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAA535 Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 I have an AEM cold air intake. Wouldnt cleaning the filter be enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 OK, clean the filter then! In that case - check if you did get splatter from the CV boot on the filter since then it can have ended up on the MAF. Get some MAF cleaner. And more often than not the cold air intakes - aren't providing any more than some extra noise without more performance. Looks pretty clean around the boot so a new boot should probably work as long as you re-lubricate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 You'll need this even if you change the boot. No instructions on that on this link but I'm sure if you search, you'll find some info on the boot replacement. This will help you get to there and back: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/need-change-axlei-heres-204454.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAA535 Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Haha, thanks for the help guys. This community is pretty awesome. Will update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAA535 Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 Almost forgot to update this. Turned the car on the day after and the CEL was gone. I cleaned the MAF and air filter anyway and also installed a hydroshield on my air filter. Replaced the axle with a new Cardone 66-7355 that I bought from amazon. Install went well and everything seems to be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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