The MAP sensor is an important part of a car's operating system. But lots of things can make it go bad. Here's how you'll ...

Eleven years ago, then 13-year-old Rod Arias inherited a 1989 Mustang LS V8 coupe from his newlywed brother, who could no longer afford to keep the car up. "When I first obtained the car," Arias says, ...

Your engine needs a steady stream of clean air to function properly, and it's the job of the mass air flow (MAF) sensor to measure and regulate the amount of clean air entering the intake. The engine ...

The manifold absolute pressure sensor reads the amount of pressure or vacuum (also called “engine load”) in the intake manifold, where outside air is divvied up in proper amounts and distributed to ...

If you think about it, there are things about your car that just don’t make sense. You’ve been told that more air is a good thing for power, that a cold air intake, more scoops, more vents, etc, are a ...

Last month we fielded a question about a fault code a reader had been trying to repair for more than a year. To recap, the Corvette in question, a ’96 model, had a recurring P0171 code, or “System Too ...

Intake manifolds may not be the most well-known automotive components, but that doesn't take away from their importance. These devices are responsible for sending a precise mixture of fuel and air to ...