so the dealer thinks it's the MAF which seems like a load of crap to me, since the engine doesn't surge or rev when the car "bounces".
but i'm going to bring it home and do new plugs and wires AGAIN
("borrowed" a set
), clean the MAF, TB, IAC, UIM and see what happens.
they "confirmed" the "bucking, jerking" (their words not mine).
then ran the computer self test which passed
scanned the PIDs for the MAF and found that
the "barro PID" was at 147, which basically means the car thinks i'm at 5000 ft, i assume barro stands for barrometer for measureing atmospheric pressure.
anyone seen this before? did cleaning the MAF help?
and on a related question, assume i do the above work, it doesn't help, so i replace (even temporarily) the MAF, which doesn't work, so i replace the clutch which fixes my problem. what are my chances on getting a refund from ford, based on a "misdiagnosis", for the diagnosis charge (~$60)?
