Smog check LA area - help plz

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Originally Posted by bimmerxtc

Possibly but it is difficult to say without the actual code and the brief description on reader will typically guide you in right direction as to where to look to resolve issue. As an example, with regards to your MAF issue, it could be as simple as an air leak, possibly a tear in the air intake boot.

Again, as others have pointed out, without the actual code we are looking for a needle in a hay stack. If you are located near Valencia I'd be willing to pull the codes for you and clear them with my scan tool, however they will re-appear (possibly within the same day or week) until you have them corrected. I'm not implying that clearing the codes without correcting the issue(s) will get you to Pass your smogh check.

PM if you would like to take me up on my offer.

Here's the code. This time only one code came up, 3 months ago there were 3 of them. So it seems it is MAF, the shop told me to replace the whole box, which is around $450 + labor, but how do I know if cleaning it, replacing the sensor or as you said replacing the air intake boot wouldn't do the job?
Thanks.