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What's the Mass Flow Sensor in the engine?

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Question added by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society
Date Posted: 2015/04/13
Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

A mass (air) flow sensor (MAF) is used to find out the mass flow rate of air entering a fuel-injected internal combustion engine. The air mass information is necessary for the Engine Control Unite (ECU) to balance and deliver the correct fuel mass to the engine.

If you don't replace it and continue to drive the car you are risking damage to your catalytic converter, oxygen sensors and possibly engine failure if the engine is running lean. More than likely the engine will run rich with a bad MAF.

Elke Woofter
by Elke Woofter , Project Assistant , American Technical Associates

This been very well explained by Mr. Yazouri 

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

A mass (air) flow sensor (MAF) is used to find out the mass flowrate of air entering a fuel-injected internal combustion engine.

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