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	<title>Comments on: P0171 System too lean (Bank 1)</title>
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		<title>By: Rick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t understand your logic at all. Why replace a coil pack when the P0300 code is for multiple misfires? Also, you&#039;ve got a lean misfire code and a MAF low input code. 

Rip out those gapless plugs. They are know to misfire. Replace with FACTORY plugs--AC Delco.
Next, clean the MAF or replace it. Then, check for vacuum leaks. 

A lean condition means too much air is getting in and combustion can&#039;t complete. So you get misfire codes. Since they&#039;re not on a single cylinder (if it was you&#039;d get a misfire code for that cylinder), you most likely have a fuel or air mixture problem. A lean condition would also cause low power and bad fuel economy. 

GM MAF sensors have a high failure rate.

Also, get yourself a scan tool with live data and start reading the data stream to see what&#039;s going on. You&#039;ve already wasted more than the cost of the scan tool in wasted parts.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t understand your logic at all. Why replace a coil pack when the P0300 code is for multiple misfires? Also, you&#8217;ve got a lean misfire code and a MAF low input code. </p>
<p>Rip out those gapless plugs. They are know to misfire. Replace with FACTORY plugs&#8211;AC Delco.<br />
Next, clean the MAF or replace it. Then, check for vacuum leaks. </p>
<p>A lean condition means too much air is getting in and combustion can&#8217;t complete. So you get misfire codes. Since they&#8217;re not on a single cylinder (if it was you&#8217;d get a misfire code for that cylinder), you most likely have a fuel or air mixture problem. A lean condition would also cause low power and bad fuel economy. </p>
<p>GM MAF sensors have a high failure rate.</p>
<p>Also, get yourself a scan tool with live data and start reading the data stream to see what&#8217;s going on. You&#8217;ve already wasted more than the cost of the scan tool in wasted parts.</p>
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		<title>By: Glenn Robinson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Glenn Robinson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am trying to fix 2005 chevy malibu, 2.2L engine, base model.  I am getting P0101, P0300, P0068, and P0171 diagnostic codes.  I have changed the sparkplugs, put in new gappless plugs. I have replaced the coil pack with a new one; I am still getting the codes and noticed the engine has a degraded performance and is using more fuel. Should I pull those sparkplugs and but in gapped ones? I have pulled and cleaned the air mass sensor, should I replace the map sensor? I saw a filament piece in the sensor that looks broken.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am trying to fix 2005 chevy malibu, 2.2L engine, base model.  I am getting P0101, P0300, P0068, and P0171 diagnostic codes.  I have changed the sparkplugs, put in new gappless plugs. I have replaced the coil pack with a new one; I am still getting the codes and noticed the engine has a degraded performance and is using more fuel. Should I pull those sparkplugs and but in gapped ones? I have pulled and cleaned the air mass sensor, should I replace the map sensor? I saw a filament piece in the sensor that looks broken.</p>
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