bobcat455 & to whoever's reads... I did some of the things you suggested. I did spark plugs, wires, pcv valve, fuel filter, battery. I also clean the MAF with that spray. Also the throttle body & a few inches into the plenum. When I looked/bought the car, the battery was not there (I guess I over looked that detail in the small print) I hooked up jumper cables as a last resort and heard/saw it for about 10 seconds. It ran (rough) but started right up and had an instant CEL - MAF low circuit. After doing that work, the car will not run. If I crank and feather the throttle, it sputters and feels like the last 3 seconds before running a gas tank dry. No CEL (of course, it only ran for 1.7 seconds...haha)
NOTE: I am mechanically inclined. I was apart of a pro Porsche series pit crew. I've made 70% of all my money since my legal working age from some form of the automobile. So someone putting a fuel filter on backwards (why are they arrowed for direction, if they only go one 1 way?) Or not hooking up the throttle cable would be funny.. I don't think I'll be the one this time. I have very little knowledge about engine issue diagnostics, basically I don't **** about it.. Any ideas or comments would be greatly appreciated and the next beer is on me.
