Help!!! Air intake problems - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Shehadeh · 01-06-2015, 08:33 PM

Hey guys so today I received the Greddy air intake for my frs today. I installed it and when I was done and started it up it threw a check engine light at me. Could you guys give me some tips on what could be wrong. Thanks for the help!

Shehadeh · 01-06-2015, 08:34 PM

Sorry for the typos above^^^

Bobblehead · 01-06-2015, 08:38 PM

Could be any number of things. You need to have the code read before we can tell you anything.

Were you sure to plug everything in correctly? If you forgot to plug in any sensors it'll throw a check engine light as soon as you start the car.

extrashaky · 01-06-2015, 08:43 PM

Some of the chain auto parts stores (NAPA, Autozone) used to read codes for free. Call around and see if any of them in your area do that. Reading the code takes less than a minute, and then you'll know what the car thinks is wrong.

Shehadeh · 01-06-2015, 08:46 PM

The only thing I unplugged was the MAF sensor

DimSumHero · 01-06-2015, 08:46 PM

did you remember to re install you MAF sensor?

Shehadeh · 01-06-2015, 08:48 PM

Lol yes I installed it

Shehadeh · 01-06-2015, 08:49 PM

The only thing I forgot to do was disconnect the battery which was a noob mistake

BRZBlack · 01-06-2015, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Shehadeh

The only thing I forgot to do was disconnect the battery which was a noob mistake

That may have done it. Happened on my old car when I had an exhaust installed. They didn't d/c the battery before working on it. I don't know enough about electronics to verify but from my experience but that may have been the culprit?

westendRIOT · 01-06-2015, 09:21 PM

Unhook the battery for a few minutes and give it another shot. My Takeda intake (Greddy clone) threw a CEL at first too.

Shehadeh · 01-06-2015, 09:39 PM

Update: I went to autozone and when they did the code read they said nothing was wrong. When I started my car the CEL light was gone!! Thanks for the help guys!!!

01-06-2015, 08:33 PM	#1
Shehadeh Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: United States Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Help!!! Air intake problems Hey guys so today I received the Greddy air intake for my frs today. I installed it and when I was done and started it up it threw a check engine light at me. Could you guys give me some tips on what could be wrong. Thanks for the help!

01-06-2015, 08:38 PM	#3
Bobblehead Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ (gone) 2016 Ford Fusion SE Location: Western PA Posts: 602 Thanks: 522 Thanked 494 Times in 223 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Could be any number of things. You need to have the code read before we can tell you anything. Were you sure to plug everything in correctly? If you forgot to plug in any sensors it'll throw a check engine light as soon as you start the car. __________________

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01-06-2015, 08:34 PM	#2
Shehadeh Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: United States Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sorry for the typos above^^^

01-06-2015, 08:43 PM	#4
extrashaky Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited Location: USA Posts: 4,046 Thanks: 1,100 Thanked 5,620 Times in 2,267 Posts Mentioned: 55 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Some of the chain auto parts stores (NAPA, Autozone) used to read codes for free. Call around and see if any of them in your area do that. Reading the code takes less than a minute, and then you'll know what the car thinks is wrong.

01-06-2015, 08:46 PM	#5
Shehadeh Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: United States Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The only thing I unplugged was the MAF sensor

01-06-2015, 08:46 PM	#6
DimSumHero Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: 2015 Scion FR-S Halo Location: Calgary Posts: 157 Thanks: 28 Thanked 64 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	did you remember to re install you MAF sensor?

01-06-2015, 08:48 PM	#7
Shehadeh Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: United States Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Lol yes I installed it

01-06-2015, 08:49 PM	#8
Shehadeh Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: United States Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The only thing I forgot to do was disconnect the battery which was a noob mistake

01-06-2015, 09:21 PM	#10
westendRIOT Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: Posts: 43 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Unhook the battery for a few minutes and give it another shot. My Takeda intake (Greddy clone) threw a CEL at first too.

01-06-2015, 09:39 PM	#11
Shehadeh Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: United States Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Update: I went to autozone and when they did the code read they said nothing was wrong. When I started my car the CEL light was gone!! Thanks for the help guys!!!

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