Okay, so obviously, I have a 98 honda civic ex Automatic.
I bought it not too long ago and the guy I bought it from had it stolen before. It had no air intake or sensor. So I bought a cheap ebay one [cuz I'm super broke right now I don't have enough for an AEM one haha] and I installed it. [ http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqN,!jcE2HIWLGlHBNm041ms6Q~~0_12.JPG ] <--that's it right there. Okay so I noticed that this one --> http://kandn.com/images/l/69-6000TR.jpg has the MAF sensor (Mass airflow sensor) and mine does not.
Ever since I bought the car the check engine light is on and it still won't turn off even after I installed the intake. My dad has scanned it for the codes, but nothing will come up yet the light is still on! :O
He's even tried to erase the code but it won't budge.
The car takes off very slowly. I nearly have to step on the gas the whole way down for it to gain some speed on take off and sometimes when I stop at a red light or a stop sign, the car's rpm's will go up and down almost all the way down making the car feel like it want to turn off.
I really don;t know what the problem could be?! Could it be because it's missing the MAF sensor completely???
HELP!!!
xx

 

It's actually an Intake Air Temp sensor not a MAF (the intake in the second link is not for a 96-00 Civic). They aren't too expensive iirc, and they don't go bad too often. So if you can't find one at a local junkyard, most chain auto part store sell them.

You can drill a hole in the intake tube and mount it yourself.

Any more info about why you can't get a CEL code from the reader? That info would help you a lot as far as it running so poorly.

 

try to jump the harness on the ECU maybe ur code reader is bad.. and yeah like he said civics in this gen didnt come with a MAF

 

i actually don't know why the scanner won't bring up the codes.
Anyways, could this missing piece be causing the car to lose power and run rough??

 

dude learn the forum stop posting more than one thread srsly dontbe an idiot