oh my god, i broke my MAF, i need one asap. anyone in south jersey???
#41
Yeah mine is like that I have no welds left and I drive it everyday without fail. What i did to fix it (OR JUST BUY ME SOME TIME)
Redneck Repair is...
Bend the 3 prongs slightly... VERY SLIGHTLY BARELY NOTICEABLE so that they leaned up against the contacts in there so they get at least a decent connection in there.
Make sure you get that grease off them first the metal has to be able to conduct electricity.Those 3 prongs are how the MAF gets power !
Do you know how to solder?? When you get some time solder those prongs back onto the contacts and save yourself some money.
Thats what im doing and my pocket will love me for it :]
I removed that base connector several months ago when I was cleaning the MAF sensor. After bending the prongs and remounting the base connector I've had no problem with the MAF, but I don't want to wait until it fails.
Last edited by jholley; 08-02-2010 at 07:10 AM.
#43
ha. i did the EXACT same thing. you know what i did? i got solid copper 18 gauge wire and cut 3 lengths of it to 1.5", soldered them to the co-responding contacts, and re-assembled. took 10 minutes and it worked fine afterwards.
#44
It looks like maybe you could bend the tabs straighter reach in with a soldering iron and resolder then screw it back together but yeah, new or a junkyard would probably be easier.
I've seen people pry the square black top off of the MAF but unscrewing the connector and pulling it off is a first.. for me anyways.
Sorry you had to be the one.
I've seen people pry the square black top off of the MAF but unscrewing the connector and pulling it off is a first.. for me anyways.
Sorry you had to be the one.
Last edited by jholley; 08-05-2010 at 06:36 PM.
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