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Yes when I had it hooked up earlier to the old scanner in the view chart mode when I was cranking numbers were coming up next ti the massairflow I noticed this when I told u about it showing the injectors opening up an I'm sending u a Pic of my fuse box lay out only thing that says voltage check is right about an next to the massbair flow sensor sorry to sound Un educated on this but electrical isn't my strongest suit but I'm checking that fuse now if there are any other fuses I should be looking at let me know but I wentvup an down the whole box an I found nothing dead besides the ignition coils which is cause the car wasn't being syatyed at the time because it cranks an cranks an just barely syatys an dies
You can test with key on, engine off, to see if the MAF is getting voltage with connector off the MAF
and then with test meter black probe to black pin and red probe to the connector pin of pink wire
 
They go down to were it was smashed an then run under the the radiator support an then leads back up in the direction of the ecm

OK so that is where the problem is and not your old PCM, maybe send it back when you get the engine running ?

Now you need to trace all 5 MAF wires down to the screwed up area and try to see where they could be shorted or broken

You could as I mentioned see by testing what is missing, not getting voltage, ground etc,
now know what color wire that is and then follow wires down and find that color wire and find the break, etc and fix
Then do a start test if starting then

Best case if you know how to solder (or someone who does

Go here, contact them and buy a new MAF connector, ask for one that has pigtails meaning the connector will have those 5 wires about 6 inches long

Go here : as they sell GM wiring connectors with and without pigtails
Or if you know how to crimp pins is buy the pins from them and crimp to wires on wiring loom


Then need some heat shrink tubing and some solder type wire couplers and cut the old wires near the MAF
Install the shrink tube to each wires from wire loom, do the solder splicing and then slide shrink tube over the splice couplers and heat tubing to waterproof each splice

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You can test with key on, engine off, to see if the MAF is getting voltage with connector off the MAF
and then with test meter black probe to black pin and red probe to the connector pin of pink wire
Pink wire is dead when I checked with the test light an maf fuse is dead also an I have the ignition on I just swapped it out gonna check now the Grey wire showed power and again I apologize if I miss things ur saying I don't mean to
 
Pink wire is dead an so is maf fuse
Was that test with ign key ON but engine off, must do that for voltage to be hot

Well if you replace the fuse does it blow again and if not do you know have voltage at wiring connector of pink wire pin ?
 
OK so that is where the problem is and not your old PCM, maybe send it back when you get the engine running ?

Now you need to trace all 5 MAF wires down to the screwed up area and try to see where they could be shorted or broken

You could as I mentioned see by testing what is missing, not getting voltage, ground etc,
now know what color wire that is and then follow wires down and find that color wire and find the break, etc and fix
Then do a start test if starting then

Best case if you know how to solder (or someone who does

Go here, contact them and buy a new MAF connector, ask for one that has pigtails meaning the connector will have those 5 wires about 6 inches long

Go here : as they sell GM wiring connectors with and without pigtails
Or if you know how to crimp pins is buy the pins from them and crimp to wires on wiring loom


Then need some heat shrink tubing and some solder type wire couplers and cut the old wires near the MAF
Install the shrink tube to each wires from wire loom, do the solder splicing and then slide shrink tube over the splice couplers and heat tubing to waterproof each splice

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That's WHT I tried doing when this first happened but I can't seem to find the issue or any wires that look damaged at all OK
 
Pink wire is dead when I checked with the test light an maf fuse is dead also an I have the ignition on I just swapped it out gonna check now the Grey wire showed power and again I apologize if I miss things ur saying I don't mean to
GM is not common to use a gray or tan wire for voltage, normally use red or like pink

TAN and gray I think is IAT ?
 
Was that test with ign key ON but engine off, must do that for voltage to be hot

Well if you replace the fuse does it blow again and if not do you know have voltage at wiring connector of pink wire pin ?
aquarium q
With a new fuse still dead an ignition is on engine oa
GM is not common to use a gray or tan wire for voltage, normally use red or like pink

TAN and gray I think is IAT ?
OK pink wire isbhor again checking ground now that was the wire that was dead from the beginning checking the a now
 
That's WHT I tried doing when this first happened but I can't seem to find the issue or any wires that look damaged at all OK
Well have to follow exactly where the MAF wires go and closely look, damage to wires may be hidden but if finding the pink wire further back in wire loom could cut that pink wire and then splice a wire long enough to splice to MAF connector
But maybe more than 1 MAF wire got wacked ?

Being if MAF fuse is blown, that wire got cut and shorted to ground ?
Did you replace that fuse and then see at wiring connector if still no voltage to pink wire pin of connector ?
 
Well have to follow exactly where the MAF wires go and closely look, damage to wires may be hidden but if finding the pink wire further back in wire loom could cut that pink wire and then splice a wire long enough to splice to MAF connector
But maybe more than 1 MAF wire got wacked ?

Being if MAF fuse is blown, that wire got cut and shorted to ground ?
Did you replace that fuse and then see at wiring connector if still no voltage to pink wire pin of connector ?
OK an the ground is live now to so the black wire is grounded an pink wire is showing voltage why is still not staying then
 
aquarium q
With a new fuse still dead an ignition is on engine oa

OK pink wire isbhor again checking ground now that was the wire that was dead from the beginning checking the a now
If still no voltage at MAF connector, than a wire is cut in two
OK an the ground is live now to so the black wire is grounded an pink wire is showing voltage why is still not staying then
What is not staying on ?
 
Just tried starting still not starting an then the po102 code came back low circuit like I'm so confused the connector is good an being powered why would I still keep getting low circuit issues then
Low I think means PCM not getting output from the MAF on yellow wire
 
If still no voltage at MAF connector, than a wireI is cut in two


What is not staying on ?
No there is voltage now the pink wore is good the ground is good everything is hot and working but it still won't start an the electric start works also which I know if their codes it won't work that's why again I fell it's nit getting spark
 
So then maf sensor possible bad? It is from auto zone an they aren't known for their parts quality
Again, you need to trace to see if the output frequencies of MAF is getting to the PCM on the yellow wire
You need to trace that yellow wire from MAF and look for a wire problem to PCM

If coils were bad, it would be tripping codes for that and not MAF ones

What are the name of the MAF PIDs does you scanner support for this car ?
 
Again, you need to trace to see if the output frequencies of MAF is getting to the PCM on the yellow wire
You need to trace that yellow wire from MAF and look for a wire problem to PCM

If coils were bad, it would be tripping codes for that and not MAF ones
How would a trace a signal wire frequency that is something I've never done before? Cause the yellow wire isn't a power or ground so what would I need to do that?
 
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