hello everyone, I am new to this forum. I have a 2005 9-3 Linear. I added a K&N Cold Air Intake Kit to the car and it caused the engine light to come on. I believe it is from the hot air that gets trapped in the engine compartment when I am stopped at a light or stop sign. When I start moving again, the car is very sluggish and the turbo will not spool until the air starts to flow in.

Any ideas on correcting this problem?

 

Can you show me a picture of the setup? The problem may be a leak or some sort of problem with the MAF....pull the code too...

 

I don't have the equipment to pull the code but here is a shot of the setup.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/...e5900839_b.jpg

 

AutoZone will pull codes for free... if the code is related to the intake than it could be a leak somewhere after the MAF.

 

I need to get the car inspected this month so I put the air box back in. The light went back out in 2 days.

The light came on first after about 45 mins of driving with the new intake. If it were a leak, would it have come on sooner, maybe a 1/2 mile down the road?

I know, it's hard to speculate without the codes.

After I get the car inspected, I will re-install the intake. If the light comes back on I will get the code(s) and send to you.

 

I'm more than sure that it's a leak of some sort...one thing I can't see is the recirculation hose. Did you remove it or is it just out of sight?

 

I took the picture right before I installed the hose, so that is why you do not see it.

 

Did you run with the hose off? I think the problem is with the recirculation hose...I'd need to see how it's mounted to the K&N

 

I disassembled everything to get the car inspected.


The instruction that came with the kit states to install the hose no more than 4 inches from the filter, I had it about 2 inches from the filter and feeding from the front grill.

 

wait, what??? you mean the hose wasn't being directly recirculated into the intake?