@ Cheekychimp - thanks paul for the thought. I was pretty mystified about this myself, that is why I kept asking the mechanic about it. All he said is clears the system....maybe this is what Fish was referring to?@ Fish - hmmm i will keep the temp sensor in mind, and or its wiring. but i...

Hi AllanL Thanks, i managed to google a galant service manual, am trying to read it to familiarize myself with the car- by re-socket, you mean convert the native 7 pin to the 6 pin of the Eclipse MAF? yes i think the mechanic did that, i will ask if he re programed the EPROM - is this simply...

thanks for all your responses guys, i really appreciate the inputs.@Paul Yes i still have gasoline smell out of the tailpipe but not as bad as before. Yes the mechanic who replaced the MAF said that my AFR was all wrong and adjusted it, he said it is now 70% air and 30% fuel. I asked the...

hi AllanL no drop in rpm when the AC is on

Hi they just opened up the throttle and cleaned it on the car, did not disassemble the throttle body. Is it better to disassemble it for cleaning? thanks

Hi AllanL, yes they cleaned the throttle and the IAC.

Hi misterfixit, Thanks for the fast response. Fiav, is this the same as the Idle Air Contoller or IAC? I never heard the mechanics here mention it, i will ask about it. Actually, my car is a 1991 Galant Gti, but i am told it is sold as GSX in other parts of the world. Regarding the...

hi i am a car newbie here, my ride is a 1991 Mitsubishi Galant GSX, non turbo, DOHC. Recently I am having some rough idling upon starting the engine cold. The RPM drops to about 500 and if i try to drive it, i have to press on the gas pedal to keep the idle up to 1000, and it drives pretty...