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Offline kizz81

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air flow meter
« on: February 21, 2009, 22:52:56 »
hello,
have a 3.9 that we are fitting into a 4.2 rangie body, i am wondering if it is possible to get rid of the air flow sensor and have it run properly


cheers kieran
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Re: air flow meter
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 01:29:53 »
I hjave seen megasquiret fuel injection systems setup without air flow meters, however it would appear that to get the best out of the engine the ECU needs to know how much air is getting in rather than just butterfly position.

Why do you want to get rid of it?
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Re: air flow meter
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2009, 21:46:32 »
If you unplug the MAF sensor then the ECU will try to runn limp-along.  If it has lambda sensors then it can keep running although it will be thirsty.
You can pipck up new MAF sensors for as little as £50 on flea bay.  Check the wiring in the plug first though ;)
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Re: air flow meter
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2009, 23:18:14 »
cheers,
i was wondering as a mates air flow metre has broken

many thanks kieran
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Re: air flow meter
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2009, 02:47:56 »
Simplest thing would be to replace it - there is one on eBay (item 170304056528) finishing tonight that is currently 99p!
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Re: air flow meter
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2009, 01:35:12 »
cheers,
i have a spare sat in my room  :lol:
seem to have two spare rangies aswell if anyone needs any bits?

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