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Old 03 April 2003, 04:48 PM
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....and how do you know when it's 'playing up'??!

Think mine could be knackered due to big flutuations in fuel consumption!!

Help appreciated!!

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Old 03 April 2003, 05:02 PM
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MAF = Mass Air Flow sensor. It sits between the air box and turbo inlet. It measures the weight of air entering the engine.

You would have to DeltaDash it to find confirm if its under reading or not.

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I think big fluctuations in fuel econ point to lamda rather than maf.
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