I am sure because I have seen it here that this has been covered; not able to glean anything from search feature though. My Forester for awhile has been un-smooth for lack of a better word, in terms of performance. Anyhow I looked up a bunch of info over the weekend. Someone suggested unplugging the MAP to see how it runs and did this today. Sure enough it idles lower at start up, and baby soft all through the gears for increase and decrease of speed. Of course there is now the engine light glaring at me. Would it hurt to drive it this way three or four weeks until the weather is better and I can replace it? Also, I found the map OEM for about $200.00. Is there a better deal to be had from someone reputable?

Thank in advance!

Not sure if you got this taken care, but I'd also suggest posting in the wanted section of the classifieds.

 

You could also try http://www.car-part.com/

Thanks I ordered yesterday from Walker. I was surprised how common and yet still expensive this part is. Several discounters listed their price as $300.00 or close to it. OEM was actually cheaper; I thought about the used route to, but the going price was near $100.00 with no real guarantees.

Yeah, you never know with sensors. Sometimes they'll be fine, but you could end up with a bad one....no way to really tell ahead of time.