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P2279 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for March 2009

Intake Air System Leak


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P2279
Help Request Posted
2003 Acura MDX Touring 3.5L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HNYD18643
P2279: Intake Air System Leak. ... idle and codes P172 and p175 by removing and cleaning the throttle body. After this, we ran engine and two days later MIL was on with code P2279 (intake air system leak). We have removed and inspected all vacuum lines and used smoke machine to test for a p...
March 05, 2009
2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: WVWAK73C96
P2279: leak in air intake system. i have been looking at this car for about a week.i tryed mass air and wastegate sol valve.ive checked for air leaks-nothing.i removed recirculating valve for turbo tested ok.any help at this point would be great.
March 17, 2009