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MAF sensor dying

Postby arutha » Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:46 am

those of you who read the EvoM forums will know that there has been a number of cases of the MAF sensor dying and people alleging that various brands of filter are the reason for it.

i just finished talking with the boffins at mitsu and i've had my MAF sensor die on me. according to them its reasonable to expect that the sensor will die suddenly. thankfully its all getting replaced under warranty regardless of the fact that the car arrived with a full HKS intake system including filter on it.

so the morale of this story is not so much to say that one brand of filter is worse than another (because its not i love my HKS and wouldn't swap it for anything) its more to say that IF you're running an aftermarket filter and IF your MAF sensor dies, don't panic because mitsu are aware of the problem and it wont void your warranty.
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Postby billyboy » Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:00 pm

Hey thats good to hear, I'm running the K&N.

Guess you can always drop the stock one back in when taking it back. :P

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Postby Ellimist » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:08 pm

hehe they say that the oil particles build up on the wires in ur sensor and clog it up. personally a properly oiled k&n shouldn't do that. dunno if ur HKS is an oiled one but they wouldn't either.
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Postby LZY_EYE » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:09 pm

HKS is a foam based filter from memory :)

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Postby Bandit » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:51 pm

Sure is foam - I wash it in the laundry tub with napisan!
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Postby bd-850 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:21 pm

how often do you have to oil the K&N filters?

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Postby SIR-VRX » Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:19 pm

Everytime you clean them Ben.

But the point of this thread is to illustrate that the filters are not the cause of a problematic MAF. they can and do randomly die

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Postby JaCe » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:04 pm

Wow good to see MMAL is honouring warranties. I'm missing the sound and feeling of CAI/SRI so I am thinking of fitting a nice kit to mine!
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Postby jamez707 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:10 pm

im sure that mitsy will try to argue the contrary first until you stand your ground
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Postby PYLee » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:11 pm

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Postby SIR-VRX » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:11 pm

lpy2009 wrote:@ jace

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Postby arutha » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:28 pm

jamez707 wrote:im sure that mitsy will try to argue the contrary first until you stand your ground


that wasn't the case at all with mine. they simply informed me that my MAF sensor had died and that it was being replaced under warranty. i didn't have to stand my ground nor even suggest it in the first place.

exactely right Adrian. its not a matter of which filter is best its a case of it simply dies and theres nothing can be done about it.

the HKS filter is a dry foam type filter and it actually outperforms the standard paper filter on those charcoal element tests that you often see on the net. i'll see if i can find a link to one.
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Postby jamez707 » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:56 am

more special treatment for the evo drivers...jks :D
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Postby Lethal_1 » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:23 pm

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Sorry to hear your MAF died.?

But just outta interest ... How do U know when your MAF Sensor has died.?

Is there a warning that comes up on the dash something like; " Service Required ".??
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Postby SIR-VRX » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:38 pm

The car will run like sh!t


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