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Posted on Oct 05, 2008

Mass air flow sensor

You wouldn't happen to have a wiring schematic for the mass airflow sensor

  • Anonymous Dec 19, 2008

    replaced mass air flow sensor on 1994 nissan quest gxe....need wiring diagram to figure out which wire goes where....no connector, just 3 wires

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Dan B

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  • Posted on Mar 16, 2009

SOURCE: mass air flow sensor replacement (variable valve timing)

The MAF is on the Air Intake above the air filter box and screwed into the plastic tube heading toward the throttle body.  It is the 2" by 2" plastic protrution from the air intake tube. There should be two philips screws holding this in.  Remove the two screws and back the entire MAF out.  There is a wire harness connected, unclip this to remove completely.
If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, go ahead and purchase another MAF for a few hundred clams, or you can spend about $10 and clean it.  It's made out of titanium and I doubt it will fail in 10 years.  But sometime it does happen.
Go to Lowes, or Home Depot and buy Electronic Cleaner in a spray can.  If you look inside the sensor, there is a heated wire, and behind that is another wire which picks up the oxidized air.
Stick the tube which is attached to the electronics cleaner spray can into the cavity where these wires are seen.  Continue to spray most of the can onto these wires to remove oxidation build up from the wires.  Let it evaporate for a few minutes then hit it again.
Allow the assembly to evaporate complete for about an hour.
In the mean time, take some throttle body cleaner and spray out the throttle body with the valve open.  Keep open to let it dry out quicker and clean up the black crud that come out.
Keep you air filter replaced.
Put everything back together and you should be good to go.
DIYr-X

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 20, 2008

SOURCE: Where is the mass air flow sensor located on a jaguar x-type

hi from the uk the location of mass air flow sensor on x type jag is as follows==it is on the r/h/side of the air filter cover with jaguar embossed on top? this sensor is just prior to the intake hose that connects to the motorised throttle body from filter connections underneath it to unplug and meter is held by two screws ?if memory serves ? may i suggest you remove the large hose and use a little wd40 or similar to clean /lubricate the throttle butterfly in throttle body throat at this point so as to prevent future sticking upsetting of idling ? hope this helps ?

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Greg Bernett

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  • Posted on Mar 26, 2009

SOURCE: MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACEMENT & DIAGRAMS

Very easy for the Mass Air Flow Sensor....it is in the duct between the throttle body and the air filter box. Just unclamp the tube and remove the old and replace with the new.

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bnachos

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  • Posted on Jul 11, 2009

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 04, 2009

SOURCE: location of mass air flow sensor

The sensor is mounted on the throttle body between the air cleaner assembly and the air cleaner outlet tube.

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Do you know where the mass airflow sensor is located

Mass flow sensor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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WikipediaJump to Hot wire sensor (MAF) - )[edit]. A hot wire mass airflow sensor determines the mass of air flowing into the engine's air intake system.‎Moving vane meter - ‎Hot wire sensor (MAF) - ‎Coldwire sensor
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Get a new mass air flow sensor. They are around 100-200 bucks.
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Code p0100

A code P0100 may mean that one or more of the following has happened:
The MAF may be disconnected, or a wiring connection may be bad. The MAF sensor may be faulty
Possible Solutions: Verify that the Mass Air Flow Sensor wiring is connected properly and that there are no broken / frayed wires. Unplug and reconnect the MAF wiring harness Check the voltage of the MAF sensor (refer to a repair manual for vehicle specific information) Replace the MAF sensor.
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Image Mass Air Flow(MAF)Sensor

PURPOSE

The Mas s Air flow (MAT) sensor measure s the amount of air flowing into the engine.

This value is used by the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) in calculating the required

Fuel injector pulse within order to provide the desired air fuel ratio. This input can also

be used in determining Electronic Pressure Control (EPC). Shift and torque converter

clutch scheduling.

CONSTRUCTION

The MAE sensor is located directly in the airflow path between the air cleaner housing

and the throttle body. Ail air entering the intake manifold must pass through the sensor.

Located in the MAT sensor directly in the airstream are two platinum wires, a hot wire

heated by electrical current and a cold reference wire. The MAF sensor uses the air flow

across these wires to calculate its output.

OPERATION

The hot wire is maintained at 200CC (392CF) above ambient temperature as measured by

a constant cold *e. The current required to maintain the temperature of the hot wire is

proportional to the air mass flow. The MAE sensor then measures the amount of

electrical current required to maintain this temperature difference and converts this

value to an analog DC voltage. This output varies directly with the mass air flow rate.



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MAF stands for mass air flow sensor, this is used to tell the computer how much air is entering the engine, check the air filter,and clean the sensor with CRC mass air flow cleaner, with engine off. hope this helps,let me know Ray
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