| Author | Message | ||
     bluesman (Hywy61) Member Username: Hywy61 Post Number: 114 Registered: 02-2003 |
Mass air flow sensor. Sounds like this needs replaced at certain intervals. I was told the emssions are affected by this at around 53K on DIIs. Will cause the service engine soon light to come on. Where can one purchase this? Where is it on the engine? Thanks. | ||
| Dave (Plain2000dii) Member Username: Plain2000dii Post Number: 74 Registered: 05-2003 |
its located on the air intake tube, just behind the air cleaner. it has 5 or six wires going into it and is mounted in a round connector piece. NOTE: it has some sort of "special" star head screws holding it in to the tube, i dont have this tool-bummer,or perhaps the replacement part is the whole tube thing? it is $147 at rover dealer, $133 from british pacific. I've cleaned mine with hexane spray(contact cleaner)and i'm waiting for my new OBD tester to arrive to reset the "check engine soon" light. fwiw, dealer wanted $270 to replace -sheesh | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1516 Registered: 02-2002 |
Dave - in your case undo the battery to reset the light. | ||
| bluesman (Hywy61) Member Username: Hywy61 Post Number: 115 Registered: 02-2003 |
Thanks! I wonder if you can just keep cleaning it and never replace? Dealer told me $300 as well. | ||
| bluesman (Hywy61) Member Username: Hywy61 Post Number: 116 Registered: 02-2003 |
Is this an MAF?  | ||
| Andrew Vick (Afv) Member Username: Afv Post Number: 80 Registered: 02-2002 |
Yes, that is a MAFS. Cleaning it works sometimes for awhile, sometimes never. Changing it is simple, so buy the part as cheap as you can find it and DIY. | ||
| bluesman (Hywy61) Member Username: Hywy61 Post Number: 117 Registered: 02-2003 |
Where does one find hexane spray? How long are these good for? I found one with 42K on it - sounds like that one only has 10K left - opinions? How do you change it? Should i go ahead and do it or wait until the light goes on? It looks like there are some star screws - just need some advice. thanks! | ||
| Justin Kurosaki (Kurosaki) New Member Username: Kurosaki Post Number: 33 Registered: 02-2004 |
Cleaned mine with alcohol and some Q-tips. You don't need to undo the star screws as the q-tip will reach. So far no more light, but it is too early to tell how long that will last. -justin | ||
| Dave (Plain2000dii) Member Username: Plain2000dii Post Number: 78 Registered: 05-2003 |
Blues, i found it at sears hardware, but any auto store or even radio shack should have some. Dean, i didn't think you could reset the "check engine soon" light by just powering down. umph.. any way since the obd tester is coming i got to have something to do with it, so for now the light stays on. and ya i'll probably end up changing the maf soon enough | ||
| Justin Kurosaki (Kurosaki) New Member Username: Kurosaki Post Number: 34 Registered: 02-2004 |
Dean is correct. Disconnecting the battery will do the trick to reset the light. I was originally told differently as well. What OBD scanner did you get? Is it a 2-way scanner? Not all scanners can reset trouble codes so you may end up having to disconnect the battery anyhow. I just wish autotap still had their trade in program! I was hoping to get my GM autotap upgraded to a universal. -justin PS. I'm really starting to hate OBDII. Here in NC they connect directly to it to do their state inspections. Just about any code = failed (including SES light). New cars are failing just as often as older clunkers. | ||
| Dave (Plain2000dii) Member Username: Plain2000dii Post Number: 80 Registered: 05-2003 |
justin, thanks for confirming the power down reset deal. I bought an equus model 3100, $119 -free shipping from midway in dallas, supposed to do enough to be worth the cost, like reset CEL and clear codes, we'll see, ya only get what ya pay for | ||
| Paul DiNella (Pdinella) New Member Username: Pdinella Post Number: 9 Registered: 02-2004 |
I was having serious idle issues because of my MAF at 53k. Discount Rovers delivered one to my house withing 3 hours. I think the cost was around $150. Replacing the MAF fixed my idle issue immediately. | ||
| Dave (Plain2000dii) Member Username: Plain2000dii Post Number: 82 Registered: 05-2003 |
Well, as Murphy's law predicts.... just got my new OBD tester yesterday and..this morning the CES light was not lit for the first time in a month or so. any ideas as to why this morning it would not be on? looks like the mileage just ticked over 53,500.. auto reset after cleaning the MAFS? Murphy's a bastard |
