FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
Courtesy of Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

Operation

The MAF sensor is located in the air flow meter housing. The sensor is of the "hot-wire" type, which registers air flow by the cooling effect of incoming air passing over it (the cooling effect alters the resistance of the wire). The electrical resistance value is converted to an analogue output voltage signal to the ECM.

This component is NOT serviceable, necessitating the renewal of the MAF meter assembly should a fault occur.