The check-engine light on my 2006 Toyota Corolla came on a couple of weeks ago after I started the car on a 7-degree F morning. Code was P-0171. Mechanic cleaned the MAF and the light went off. Light stayed off 'til I started the car on another 7-degree F morning. Mechanic said that the MAF didn’t look dirty, and the readings didn’t change after cleaning. No vacuum leaks. O2 sensors responding normally. Any thoughts on what’s going on? I travel a lot in this car, so I don’t want to damage the car by ignoring the check-engine light. Suggestions?
@S2
“No vacuum leaks.”
How sure are you?
Did you use an evap/smoke machine to verify this?
Not all vacuum leaks can be heard . . . and not all vacuum leaks can be found with carb cleaner
Anyways, moving on, check this out . . .
http://www.matrixowners.com/tsb/T-EG051-05.pdf
This other bulletin seems to better match your cold weather symptoms
By the way, I understand you say you don’t have vacuum leaks, but that second bulletin I posted seems to exactly describe your complaint
Please let us know what finally fixes the car