While I appreciate your effort in describing the process, a few recommendations are in order, first when disconnecting your battery don’t leave metal tools between the posts strange things happen around batteries, second disconnect and move the negative cable away from the terminal because in your video you removed it then placed it right beside the terminal and I can see it’s still in contact with the terminal. Third and most important, when cleaning your mass air meter/ sensor use a mass air sensor cleaner not a carb cleaner, they are a very sensitive piece of equipment. Hope it worked out for you good attempt a sharing you experience
Thank you, you saved me some money. I just changed the battery and the light with Emissions message came on. I just disconnected the adapter waited 30 seconds and reconnected it and it went away. Awesome video. Thanks again!
Then you unhooked it and left the ground wire touching the post, you dropped a scew and left you ratchet between the two leads on the battery(potentially dangerous). Also yes this can work but note all emission data gets reset when you unhook the battery. So you should of drove the car for a half hour at different speeds. I am not a mechanic and I make mistakes too. But if your going to teach pple how to DIY learn the basics at a minimum.
Hey friend, sorry for telling you this, but that cleansing cleanser you use is not the right one. There is a cleaner specifically for the Mass Air Flow sensor (MAF) sensor.
LMAO -- anyone else notice that from @1:35 to @2:17 buddy was actually tightening the nut with the crescent wrench instead of loosening it (when it wasn't slipping off). Then @2:18 he decided, well darn it all to heck, a wrench won't budge it, lemme try my fingers (turning the wrong way again). He decides to "ratchet" things up a notch @2:21 and guesses the right direction this time. LOL
I went to autozone and they had none so i just replaced sensor , having other issues though cause my battery keeps draining and the alternator seems to be fine
@@thynadoung1627 i got a new battery , got the alternator tested , we disconnected the ac and the problems have stopped and running smooth but i need ac , im in vegas lol , what you think it could be?
I have a 2008 acura rdx mine came on today when I was accelerating on the highway today!!!! Im worried its running ok just that light means something is wrong!
Another thing I want to mention, I have this same problem on my wife's 07 rdx. After further inspection and shop replacing the VGT actuator which absolutely did nothing and was a pointless replacement part. The turbo itself should have been inspected which I did myself after my wife took her car in and supposedly the professional fixed it. Not! To keep it simple the turbo has a piston ring, which we will call a seal, that gets worn out in some cases which causes oil to leak in the turbo which it should not, and that oil goes into the intake system , and intercooler which also is a bad! Another issue she had was the cool side of the turbo theres a coolant line to airflow breather that line someone is loose and causing coolant to leak. So, inspect the turbo even though it's operating and spooling boost. It's not normal for that check engine light to be ever. And especially not normal for you to be driving around a vehicle with boost performance system issues. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. They're completely wrong and don't let them work on your car, because they're not truly fixing anything , they just want to take your money and sound very professional and polite doing so, at the end your turbo will eventually blow and most likely get pieces of the turbine and metal shavings into cat exhaust pipe and possibly shavings of metal mixtures into your oil inside the engine block. That's terrible! Big no no..metal to metal contact never a good thing. I hope this can help anyone out there . The real fix, would be replacing the whole turbo or having someone inspect it properly and replace the turbo cartridge for sure, and anything else that might need replacing VGT actuator rod link, the valves, the wastegate, vacum lines etc. Good luck. It's a very big job, and honestly easiest way to remove that turbo would be getting a engine hoist and pulling the entire swap out and removing the turbo and reinstalling the new turbo. It's a real head ache. That's why acura charges so much. And other places dont want to even mess with it unless it's a brand new oem turbo . Because they've ran into problems with many prior rdx s with replacement turbo failures because the Chinese made turbos are junk and fail instantly and shops held liable.
@@jacobofrescas great question. The first thing I may add is that. I turbo seal went out, and was shooting oil all in the air intake system. I ended up replacing the turbo very costly btw. Depending on how many miles, the factory oem turbo fails at or around 150k miles. Dealership even told me it fails and only manufactured life expectation is 150k miles. So, also it throws two error codes evap because it's been poorly running. And shooting oil into places where it shouldn't be. So, the evap module and canister could also need replacing. It's a very exspensive job. And it's a hard job I might ad as well. I think your turbo might be failing as well. If you can I would take your intake piping off and there's a bypass valve that has a black plastic pipe connected to the lower intake part I would remove that and examine see if you see oil inside and also if you can pull the intercooler off if oils is inside as well that means your turbo seal has gone bad and its either time for a brand new turbo or rebuilding yours. Good luck.
Earlier in June of this year my card did this twice and spraying it fixed and it didn’t happen again until last week it did it again so I whipped the spray out but then the message popped up again in my screen two more times each a few days apart but as of today I spray it and it will immediately turn back on and I sprayed it three times. Do you know what the problem could be?
very informative but every step is off: letting the the nut off the negative terminal just to let it arc after the fact loosing the fastener to the MAF banging the sensor upside
After removing he lso leaves the negative terminal right up against the negative terminal still powering the vehicle, lol. You can hear a mechanical noise when it reconnects.
You need to know what code it is giving. You did not fix anything. Of course disconnecting the battery terminal is going to turn off the engine light. Drive it around for awhile, it will turn back on.
First off using a crescent wrench and turning the nut on the battery cable the wrong way it’s not a good start! And you’re not to use carb cleaner on a mass airflow sensor you’re supposed to use electronic cleaner!!!
Worked! Didn’t disconnect the battery either. Cleaned the sensor and no lights for over a month. Thank you.
This is the longest battery unplugging video ever lol
Thanks for the heads up
While I appreciate your effort in describing the process, a few recommendations are in order, first when disconnecting your battery don’t leave metal tools between the posts strange things happen around batteries, second disconnect and move the negative cable away from the terminal because in your video you removed it then placed it right beside the terminal and I can see it’s still in contact with the terminal. Third and most important, when cleaning your mass air meter/ sensor use a mass air sensor cleaner not a carb cleaner, they are a very sensitive piece of equipment. Hope it worked out for you good attempt a sharing you experience
i was looking for the definition of clumsy and it took me here...after watching you trying to disconnect the battery i understood why.
This has worked for me plenty of times. Try this before you go to a mechanic or change the sensor.
I was Thinking About doing the same, clean it I have a Acura RDX Turbo 2010
It works!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. You're such a good gentlemen.
Good video but I was waiting to see when will you notice that you were tightening the negative cable when you're trying to loosen it haha
Just did on mine. 5$ fixed. Well done Thank you. 2013 Acura
Thank you, you saved me some money. I just changed the battery and the light with Emissions message came on. I just disconnected the adapter waited 30 seconds and reconnected it and it went away. Awesome video. Thanks again!
Engine light only went off because you disconnected the battery ,you will know after 50km if the light comes back on or not ..
10 miles
I fixed mine guys. I went straight to the Toyota dealer and bought a new car. No issues so far 🤣
hank you very much for the video it was very helpful keep uploading more videos acuras thanks
It took you a really long time to realise that you were tightening that terminal god I just wanted to reach through my screen and do it for you
Then you unhooked it and left the ground wire touching the post, you dropped a scew and left you ratchet between the two leads on the battery(potentially dangerous). Also yes this can work but note all emission data gets reset when you unhook the battery. So you should of drove the car for a half hour at different speeds. I am not a mechanic and I make mistakes too. But if your going to teach pple how to DIY learn the basics at a minimum.
Just solved mine. Thank you very much. 2011 model
Thankyou so much I'm going to try this before ordering parts
Hi , it work for you ?
Hey friend, sorry for telling you this, but that cleansing cleanser you use is not the right one. There is a cleaner specifically for the Mass Air Flow sensor (MAF) sensor.
LMAO -- anyone else notice that from @1:35 to @2:17 buddy was actually tightening the nut with the crescent wrench instead of loosening it (when it wasn't slipping off). Then @2:18 he decided, well darn it all to heck, a wrench won't budge it, lemme try my fingers (turning the wrong way again). He decides to "ratchet" things up a notch @2:21 and guesses the right direction this time. LOL
Thank u have an rl and this makes sense with the same code I got I appreciate g.
That looks like a Mass Airflow Sensor. DO NOT use carb cleaner on that. Only use mass air flow sensor cleaner on it.
I went to autozone and they had none so i just replaced sensor , having other issues though cause my battery keeps draining and the alternator seems to be fine
@@JCALRADIO Have them test your battery.
@@thynadoung1627 i got a new battery , got the alternator tested , we disconnected the ac and the problems have stopped and running smooth but i need ac , im in vegas lol , what you think it could be?
You can try recharging your ac with Freon.
Oh the ac was causing the problem.. I recommend to change the ac compressor.
I have a 2008 acura rdx mine came on today when I was accelerating on the highway today!!!! Im worried its running ok just that light means something is wrong!
Was there something wrong with it? Bc I also have the same rdx and my light turned on yesterday
Nothing too bad could have been wrong with it just a cracked catalytic converter or a bad co2 censor
Thanks for video! Whats the name of the cleaner that you used?
Hello
Could you tell me how you diagnosed the problem?
Did you have a code P0420 in the ECU?
To fix this problem, you replace the BUT actuator near or by the turbo , which constantly causes it to throw errors on the emission system issue.
Another thing I want to mention, I have this same problem on my wife's 07 rdx. After further inspection and shop replacing the VGT actuator which absolutely did nothing and was a pointless replacement part.
The turbo itself should have been inspected which I did myself after my wife took her car in and supposedly the professional fixed it. Not! To keep it simple the turbo has a piston ring, which we will call a seal, that gets worn out in some cases which causes oil to leak in the turbo which it should not, and that oil goes into the intake system , and intercooler which also is a bad! Another issue she had was the cool side of the turbo theres a coolant line to airflow breather that line someone is loose and causing coolant to leak. So, inspect the turbo even though it's operating and spooling boost. It's not normal for that check engine light to be ever. And especially not normal for you to be driving around a vehicle with boost performance system issues. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. They're completely wrong and don't let them work on your car, because they're not truly fixing anything , they just want to take your money and sound very professional and polite doing so, at the end your turbo will eventually blow and most likely get pieces of the turbine and metal shavings into cat exhaust pipe and possibly shavings of metal mixtures into your oil inside the engine block. That's terrible! Big no no..metal to metal contact never a good thing. I hope this can help anyone out there .
The real fix, would be replacing the whole turbo or having someone inspect it properly and replace the turbo cartridge for sure, and anything else that might need replacing VGT actuator rod link, the valves, the wastegate, vacum lines etc. Good luck. It's a very big job, and honestly easiest way to remove that turbo would be getting a engine hoist and pulling the entire swap out and removing the turbo and reinstalling the new turbo. It's a real head ache. That's why acura charges so much. And other places dont want to even mess with it unless it's a brand new oem turbo . Because they've ran into problems with many prior rdx s with replacement turbo failures because the Chinese made turbos are junk and fail instantly and shops held liable.
@ Mehdi Schultz , so did anything actually fix it? I have the same light on my 2007 RDX Acura that light and also the SH-AWD light on.
@@jacobofrescas great question. The first thing I may add is that. I turbo seal went out, and was shooting oil all in the air intake system. I ended up replacing the turbo very costly btw. Depending on how many miles, the factory oem turbo fails at or around 150k miles. Dealership even told me it fails and only manufactured life expectation is 150k miles. So, also it throws two error codes evap because it's been poorly running. And shooting oil into places where it shouldn't be. So, the evap module and canister could also need replacing. It's a very exspensive job. And it's a hard job I might ad as well. I think your turbo might be failing as well. If you can I would take your intake piping off and there's a bypass valve that has a black plastic pipe connected to the lower intake part I would remove that and examine see if you see oil inside and also if you can pull the intercooler off if oils is inside as well that means your turbo seal has gone bad and its either time for a brand new turbo or rebuilding yours. Good luck.
@@jacobofrescas I forgot to mention the car is running great again now with the brand new turbo... :)
How much would it cost to replace my turbo if its bad??
It worked great for me first start after cleaning, warning lights off
Once you disconnect the battery terminal it will reset the error. I think cleaning the sensor didn’t solve the problem.
have you tried to change it. It is only 20 dollars from Amazon.
elkkit elkkit, I haven’t changed the sensor yet.
Did the error came back days after you clean the sensor? Or did it really fixed the problem?
@@jerniejabonillo5494 my problem was gone.
@@elkkitelkkit1452 what is exactly the name of that part to search on amazon ?
@@elkkitelkkit1452 send me the link to buy it, cleaning didnt work.
Great video 👍 works 💯%
Earlier in June of this year my card did this twice and spraying it fixed and it didn’t happen again until last week it did it again so I whipped the spray out but then the message popped up again in my screen two more times each a few days apart but as of today I spray it and it will immediately turn back on and I sprayed it three times. Do you know what the problem could be?
Open and close gas cap. Start car 3 times. Computer resets and check emissions message light turns off.
Great video.. works💯%
did you ever check it w a 02 sensor to see what exact codes it read
did your emission light ever come back on?
the engine loght went away thank you now i can safety it thank you thank you thank you
Works!... It was not necesary disconnect the battery
What did you buy to clean them?
Gracias
Me funciono muy buen viideo good video
Para que se desconecta la batería?
Have you heard of a tripod? Very handy tool
very informative but every step is off:
letting the the nut off the negative terminal just to let it arc after the fact
loosing the fastener to the MAF
banging the sensor
upside
Did
you fixed it?
Lol @ trying to loosen battery terminal by turning the nut clockwise for 3 mins.
After removing he lso leaves the negative terminal right up against the negative terminal still powering the vehicle, lol. You can hear a mechanical noise when it reconnects.
lmao I literally thought the same thing💀💀
You didn't fix anything. You just reset the check engine light by remove the battery cables. Lol
Do not use carb/choke cleaner on any electronics, plastics or rubber. Use purpose made electronics cleaner.
Lol not to be rude I was just like is this dude using carb cleaner to clean a maf sensor lmao
Off course don't show light anymore bcause computer don't read anything but I'm sure after 10 miles light going to show again very smart me friend lol
Any tips for noise from power steering pump ?
delovely day Check your power steering fluid.
Also can be the o ring is bad
I have the same problem
You need to know what code it is giving. You did not fix anything. Of course disconnecting the battery terminal is going to turn off the engine light. Drive it around for awhile, it will turn back on.
As Jerry C said you (guys) didnt fix anything. if error went away, its most likely coincidence. mas sensor is not part of emissions.
First off using a crescent wrench and turning the nut on the battery cable the wrong way it’s not a good start! And you’re not to use carb cleaner on a mass airflow sensor you’re supposed to use electronic cleaner!!!
All you have to do to clear that code is disconnect the battery.
Dude, lefty loosely righty righty.
Stupid you unplug the battery. That resets the ecu but only for the problem to pop up again
Lefty loosy