Bad AFM electronics or something else?

[Nick M]

Is what is confusing me is why will the car rev just fine while in park, but when its in drive it wont go over 1500 RPM.

There is very little load, and the Hz stays low.

[suprafanatic]

Have you checked your timing ? it could be somewhere to start also i would check your TPS sensor and wires

I've already checked timing twice, and the TPS checked out fine according to the TSRM.

And Nick, what should I be testing the Hz of? And maybe I should also add, how do I properly check the Hz of it? I'm assuming at this point your talking about the AFM still?

[suprafanatic]

I looked over the EWD and I'm still lost on what to do here....

[suprafanatic]

My multimeter doesn't even have a way to check Hz.

[suprafanatic]

For the record I no longer have any check engine light on, and no more codes. But the car is still running terrible. Its pretty much dumping fuel, the smell is very strong.

[suprafanatic]

Also, once I got the car to idle on its own I held the RPM's at about 2500 steady and while holding it there the RPM's just dropped on their own and the car died.

[suprafanatic]

Maybe its a fuel problem and not an electrical problem? I just read up on the symptoms of a bad fuel pressure regulator and it sounds the same. The car will be hard to start, and even after starting it may stall several times. And you can have a loss of power when you step on the gas pedal.

[3p141592654]

It was stated long ago, but with the AFM unplugged the car will drive with a code 31. It will hit fuel cut at 3000rpm. It will not accept much throttle, but it is completely drivable. If you cannot get it to run like that with the AFM disconnected, then clearly you have other problems.

[suprafanatic]

So should I try and drive the car with the AFM unplugged and see if it drives any better?

[airhead04]

So should I try and drive the car with the AFM unplugged and see if it drives any better?

yes