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fiveohGT

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my car is idling really rough at 400-1000rpms shaking violently. I found the mass air meter screen in my inlet tube. Could the damaged mass air be causing my idle problems? Should I replace it with an OEM mass air metter or upgrade? Thanks for your help.
 

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Can you pull the codes? What do they say.
 

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and take a looksie at the balancer while pulling codes.
have you unplugged the meter to see if the symptoms changed?

post the codes you get. good luck.
 
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