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Old 20th February 2013, 19:08   #24
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Originally Posted by Roverron View Post
Wrong again.

If the maf signal is weak it will not amplify a weak signal and make it weaker. It will do what an amplifier does - amplify it - ie make it bigger which is exactly what you want.

Ron
Ron I'm afraid I will have to contradict you on this occasion.
The Bosch MAF will rarely if EVER fail with a lower than expected airflow figure, they fail 99% of the time by the signal given to the ECM being higher than an in spec MAF.
The result of amplifying a signal which is higher than normal to begin with, is to compound the error.
People will see an "improvement" as the ECM sees a airflow figure at idle which is more akin to that seen from a normal in spec MAF at 1500 RPM, i.e over fuelling considerably
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