So I put a new intake on my 3.8 today and it was doing fine on the way home. Well I went out to get some food a lil bit ago and the Service Engine Soon Light Came on, WHen installing the intake I had no spot for the Intake Air Temp Sensor so I put it down in the filter hanging, and then put thge filter on, so it was still in the intake, just hanging inside though, not in one spot. Why would the SEL light come on? Its still reading the temp from indies the intake?


The diagram below is how i did it, I just stuck a filter on the TB until I can get a LID, seems like it would be less restrictive, even though it is not cold air...
So basicall the sensor is hangin inside the filter.
I kno I installed a filter on my old ranger and it had a MAF with a IAT and the light came on cause it was too rich, they reset the CEL and said the comp would adjust to the new air comming in...is it the same on the camaro? Can anythign be damaged from the IAT no installed correctly?



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Oh yeah and the filter was kinda loose since I didnt have it clamped good, maybe the MAFS triggered a code for reading too much air?

 

Nevermind, I tightned down the filter and relocated the sensor back in the filter and it went off, so far so good.

 

See you went into panic mode and the first thing you thought of was to post it on the web instead of fixing it.Allways go over what you did first.

 

haha yeah panic mode was rite, a newer car with low miles and sel commin on ... not good lol its all dandy now tho