hi fellas right seems to me that the maf is on its way out and it has a purple sticker on it, after looking on ebay they only have green and orange ones so does this matter if i use one of a diffrent color to the original pls let me know thanks for your time

 

you do need another one the same color.. different colors fit different years.

 

as above you need to use one of the same colour label not dong so will cause damage to your engine.

 

Import Car Parts will no doubt stock the MY97/98 WRX/UK purple-headed one!