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[TheBoy]

v6 MAFs are reliable enough that using a 2nd hand one should be fine.

[webby23]

Bummer, what happens if i leave it, can't afford a new MAF right now

Rich

I recently bought a new MAF (sensor only) for £27 off Ebay so all is not lost mate

 

[tmx]

i got a brand new one off eBay from a vx dealer selling it cheap £50 brand new couldnt complain that was for the late 3.0/3.2

have you tried cleaning your MAF with carb cleaner? spray carb cleaner over the element but carefull not to touch the element

my pipercross is unoiled and i just wash it in the washing machine every few months

[Albatross]

Buy a brand new "pattern" MAF sensor from eBay. I did about a year ago and have had no trouble since.

£33.50.

There's a whole bunch of information here:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1223481649/24#24

And here...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1219699194

Long threads, but worth a read. Your car, being a 2.6, is an OBD2 car like mine, or BBW (Drive By Wire) so will suffer from thr same problems as my 3.2 has in its life.

Weak MAF
Pre-Cats

[richardirv]

Cheers for all the advice chaps, might try the clean first (can I wreck it if I do it wrong?) Then if it doesn't work get a second hand one or one off ebay.

I just dont wanna try and clean it then find out it has  made it worse and won't run. whats the risk?

Will this stuff do the trick? http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_202903_langId_-1_categoryId_165750

[richardirv]

Ok just bought that carb cleaner, can someone tell me how much to spray, im guessing a couple of quick bursts onto the sensor will do it.

Gonna try it now if someone confirms that pretty quick, might rain again soon!! lol

[richardirv]

Oh well tried it anyway, didn't work. now i need a new MAF