who has blown a MAF sensor?....why did it blow?..this is my only concern about switching out my stillen intake for the injen CAI....

albert

 

*bangs head on desk* Rob...there are probably ten threads on the first few pages talking about this (trying not to be critical ). Nobody is sure why they blow, but nothing links it to any particular intake. My feeling is that poor quality and rough handling are the #1 reason, not any intake at all. There is certainly nothing to point to any different risk between the Injen and the Stillen intake.

 

Well there's lots of info on this subject, albert. Just run a search in the 5th Gen forum under "MAF sensor" and see what comes up.

As Michael pointed out, no one knows for sure why MAF sensors are failing on 5th Gen Maximas. The predominant theory at this point is that the sensors themselves are defective and prone to failure. Aftermarket intakes don't seem to be producing a higher incidence of failure than than the OEM intake. So refusing to install an aftermarket intake because of fear of a MAF sensor failure or deciding not to install one intake in favor of another doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Based on recent polls, it appears you have about a 1 in 4 chance of experiencing a MAF sensor failure with an aftermarket intake regardless of the intake's manufacturer.

Enjoy the ride!

 

Ive blown like 10 different sensors...I'm gonna vote for poor quality.

 

Hopefully they weren't all MAF sensors.

 

No , hense different sensors

 

Silly me. And here I thought perhaps you had blown the same MAF sensor 10 different times!

 

Well, I've had a Frankencer and now have an Injen with no MAF problems so far...

*knocks on wood*

Tony

 

i just blew my MAF sensor-- possibly due to over oiling my k&n panel filter.