Mass Airflow Sensor

[alizmi]

Originally Posted by mikesz

replacing the MAF isn't a big deal. I cleaned mine at first but didn't last. Bought a no name and its been in the car for the last 2 years. Sounds like it has been taken care of and personally I would have had the maf replaced just to sell it more easily. I have a 99 with 83k on it. My experience is the cars can be cheap but the repairs are what will kill you. I do most of my own work. I couldn't possibly afford to pay shop repair bills.

Is that something that could harm the engine down the road? Should I be concerned. It's getting repaired but I don't know how long it was like that.


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[DMage]

Had the same issue with the car I bought, 2000 S with 83k miles for $8500. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Everyone on the forum talks about buying the best car you can afford, with all the issues fixed, etc. If you are not mechanically inclined thats what I would suggest. However on my end I'd rather buy a car that doesn't have things done and do them myself to know they were done right and up to my standards.

One thing to point out though, depending on the code it could need more than a MAF.

Also, your car should have the earlier MAF. My previous owner replaced the MAF with a cheap aftermarket from the later mid 2000+ cars and it kept throwing codes. Your MAF should have the flat bottom on it. The correct Bosch MAF for my car (and yours) ran $180 through Amazon.

And, looks like the driver side top velcro came disconnected from the support rail, as I can see the top cable on the one pic above. Easy fix as long as the velcro is still there and attached to the top.

[jdlmodelt]

Originally Posted by DMage

Had the same issue with the car I bought, 2000 S with 83k miles for $8500. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Everyone on the forum talks about buying the best car you can afford, with all the issues fixed, etc. If you are not mechanically inclined thats what I would suggest. However on my end I'd rather buy a car that doesn't have things done and do them myself to know they were done right and up to my standards.

One thing to point out though, depending on the code it could need more than a MAF.

Also, your car should have the earlier MAF. My previous owner replaced the MAF with a cheap aftermarket from the later mid 2000+ cars and it kept throwing codes. Your MAF should have the flat bottom on it. The correct Bosch MAF for my car (and yours) ran $180 through Amazon.

And, looks like the driver side top velcro came disconnected from the support rail, as I can see the top cable on the one pic above. Easy fix as long as the velcro is still there and attached to the top.

I found the same Bosch on Ebay for $150 shipping included in price.