Yea it makes a nasty chugging noise. But it still turns on. I plugged a DTC reader into it, and from the software that came with it, this is the info I got.

P0102 MAF or VAF A curcuit low input

P0134 O2 sensor CKT no activity (Bank 1 Sensor 1)

P1196 Manufacturer Control Fuel Air Metering

p1198 Manufacturer Control Fuel Air Metering

P1425 Manufacturer Control Auxiliary emission controls

P1472 Manufacturer Control Auxiliary emission controls

So, anyone have any clue as to exactly what my problem is?

 

p0102 means your MAF is either dirty or failing

your primary O2 sensor is needs to be replaced, or it is not connected.

the rest are probably due to the first two things. fix you MAF and your O2 sensor and see if you still get any codes.

 

Whats the MAF?

 

Mass Air Flow meter in your air box.

 

The MAF being bad will give you the rest of the codes...

 

Ok thanks guys. Now I just need to find the MAF, the haynes book I have doesnt exactly give a lot of details as to its location.

EDIT:
There are a lot more wires and tubes than there are in the Haynes pictures. I'm going to assume the guy who had this car before me modified it. Here are some pics, any help finding the MAF is appreciated.

 

Holy huge pictures Batman! When you take a picture to post on forums, you should set the image size in the camera to "PC" or a little larger.

But yes, if your MAF is bad it will throw all sorts of codes because the amount of air in your engine is not the amount of air the car thinks is going in the engine. That leads to screwy A/F mixtures, so the O2 sensor starts bugging out, etc. At least that was the way it was with my 03 maxima (famous for bad MAF's). You may get lucky and be able to clean it, and check the contacts first. If you have an electrical meter you can test the MAF, I am sure someone on here can tell you how the MAF should read in terms of resistance.

-Brian

 

First picture: top left is the Ignition Control Module (ICM), and on top of the engine are the 4 coil packs.
Bottom picture... not sure what you are showing there.
Follow the duct from the air filter box to the engine and you will find the MAF somewhere in between.

 

But the MAF itself should be square yes?

 

The actual maf (housing and sensor) are inside the air box. The maf sensor plug is under the round rubber cover on the air box. Just follow the harness that goes into the rubber cover.

The maf housing is round.