Tamper-proof bit to remove the MAF sensor

[N227RV]

No, I'm the OP and don't have the bit identified yet. I suppose the Harbor Freight set isn't all the expensive, so I'll probably buy the 100-bit set and see which one, if any, works. The car is 21 years old. When I got this car two years ago, the air filter was the dirtiest I had ever seen on a car. It looked like an air filter from an old lawn mower! It was the newer-style oval log, which seems to have a LOT of air filtering capacity and the intake tube, as far as I could see it, looked clean. Still, I thought this Spring it might be a good idea to take a look at the MAF sensor.

[997_986]

Originally Posted by N227RV

No, I'm the OP and don't have the bit identified yet.
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Then take the approach of posting #3 and replace the screw or use it again. Don't buy 100 tools without knowing if you ever use them or even not knowing if one fits your need.

[professorman]

Originally Posted by N227RV

No, I'm the OP and don't have the bit identified yet. I suppose the Harbor Freight set isn't all the expensive, so I'll probably buy the 100-bit set and see which one, if any, works. The car is 21 years old.

That kit is nice to have, it has lots of security bits that I haven’t seen before. It is the security T20, with the hole in the middle. It’s the only one that I have seen on this car though.

It also has the triple square M8 that you need for the door lock. That is a a common failure point on Boxsters of this generation. I guess I rounded that triple square in the past because it was missing from this set. I bought a nice triple square socket set from Amazon. I had to take off my door lock 4 times in the past month as I troubleshoot and failed to repair my door lock several times. It’s finally fixed now tho.

If you wrench on your own car, it’s nice to have the right tools when you need them.

I have cleaned my MAF twice in the past 2 years, but I finally accepted that mine is bad and replaced it last week.