Have any of you that purchased the $45-$60 intake off of ebay experienced any mass airflow sensor problems? Im talking about the one you have to actually cut a hole for. I have had the intake on for a few months and the check engine light just recently came on. I pulled the code and it came back as the MAFS. So im wondering if my mafs just went to hell, or if it has something to do with the intake.

While we're on the subject, will the sohc mafs work on the dohc? and does anyone have a mafs for the the dohc that they would be willing to sell or trade for a 94 300zxtt mafs?

any feedback would be appreciated
thanks


rob

 

OMG!!!
I had the same problem, too.
Didn't think they are related until now!!!!
CAI...a few months later....MAF sensor gone bad.

 

MAF is the same for all 3rd gens, VE or VG.

 

that is somewhat odd, but then again maybe it was just its time to go. So did you have any other problems after the maf was replaced?

and thanks Cliff Clavin

 

MAFs dont go to hell, its prepared to fallen angels (2Piet2)... alas lots ppl unnecessarily choose to go there.

Apparently there are reasons which speed the MAF inevitable demise:
- vibration
- particles from low grade filter etc.

By readin this forum, my uneducated guess is that VE-ppl complain more of faulty MAFs. One reason could be the geometrical location: VE MAF connection is on 'outer arc' of engine movement. VG MAF is nearer the center of engine movement 'arc', and thus its MAF recives less direct shocks. Also the rubber hose/dampener kills vibrations better that the rigid hoses seen on CAI -settings.

 

The filters on them ebay specials are substandard....Replace it with a k&n filter....

Go get some electical contact cleaner and spray the little sensor inside the maf....It might get it working for you....Save some $$$...

 

AEM has a nice filter for their CAI. I have one on my NX. I will be using the EBay CAI for my 92 SE however I will use an AEM filter. AEM has the inside of their filter radiused to deliver a more laminer airflow. It was an issue in the SE-R circles with cheap filters causing a disruptive airflow across the MAF. Supposeddly JWT was one of the first to address it with the POP Charger.

 

hahaha thanks for clearing that up....

I immediately put a K&N on it as soon as I installed it, so im not using that p.o.s. air filter that came with it. I think i will try cleaning the contacts and see if that doesn't help.

Thanks for the info

 

just a side note aftermarket filters that are are coated with oil such as k&n tend to kill MAF sensors. in a study done the oil coats the MAF sensor specifically the little wire inside to give it false readings. try cleaning the maf out first b4 replacing it.

 

I agree...sometimes people seem to get carried away when cleaning/reoiling their K&Ns thus fouling the MAF.

 

thanks for the info, what would you recommend i clean that out with?

 

Refer to post #6...

 

Roger that, refering to post # 6

"Go get some electical contact cleaner and spray the little sensor inside the maf....It might get it working for you....Save some $$$..."

haha thanks

 

i know the p38 Range Rovers were especially sensitive to K&N filters. We would get trucks in with ck engine lights on all the time from that.

 

hey is your car really only at 48k ? damn nice catch !

 

haha thanks. At that time it was at 48k, its at 58k now. I bought it off ebay a few years back. Had the right miles but it was an auto.... so i did the conversion. No complaints till now.

 

what did you with the auto trans

 

I put it back in the other car. 2 complete swaps... auto to 5 speed and 5 speed to auto. I sold the other car to my cousin and he still owes me for it and said he'd give it back to me, but he seemed to have misplaced the car... haha

 

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I have 2 VG trannys. and hubs too. Trade you for store credit

~alex

 

a VG tranny barely lives behind a VG, it couldn't survive behind a VE even with my granny driving

 

Well, after referring to post # 6... my car seems to be operating fine. Thanks for the help...big problem simple solution.... thats why i love this place
thanks
rob

 

If anyone still has MAF trouble u can rip it apart and test resistance coming from the sensor. Will help determine if its shot.

Having said that, I have had a MAF that checked fine but was still stuffed (replacing with another MAF fixed the problem)