Manifold Air Flow (Maf) Sensor - Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual

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FUEL INJECTION
Fig. 22 AIR CLEANER HOUSING
1 - AIR FLOW SENSOR
2 - GASKET
3 - AIR INTAKE HOSE
4 - AIR CLEANER HOUSING
5 - AIR CLEANER ELEMENT
6 - AIR INTAKE PRESSURE SENSOR
7 - AIR CLEANER HOUSING COVER
INSTALLA TION
(1) P osit on t h e pr essu r e sen sor in t h e a ir clea n er
cover a n d in st a ll t h e fa st en er s (F ig. 22).
(2) Con n ect t h e elect r ica l con n ect or (F ig. 22).
(3) Con n ect t h e n ega t ive ba t t er y ca ble.
M AN I FOLD AI R FLOW (M AF)
SEN SOR
DESCRIPTION
Th e Ma ss Air F low (MAF ) Sen sor is loca t ed in t h e
a ir in t a ke por t bet ween t h e a ir filt er a n d t h e t u r bo-
ch a r ger (F ig. 23). Th e MAF sen sor u ses sem icon du c-
t or t ech n ology t h r ou gh ou t , a n d is u sed t o ca lcu la t e
t h e a ir m a ss flowin g pa st it per t im e u n it . Th is m a ss
is im por t a n t for det er m in in g t h e exh a u st ga s r ecir cu -
la t ion r a t e. Th e MAF sen sor sen ds a cor r espon din g
sign a l t o t h e E CM, wh ich eva lu a t es t h e sign a l t o
a dju st t h e exh a u st ga s r ecir cu la t ion va lve.
Fig. 23 MASS AIR FLOW (MAF) SENSOR
OPERA TION
Th e E CM u ses t h e m a ss a ir flow (MAF ) sen sor t o
m ea su r e a ir den sit y. Th e t em per a t u r e r esist or loca t ed
a t t h e fr on t of t h e MAF sen sor m ea su r es t h e t em per-
a t u r e of t h e in let a ir. By va r yin g t h e volt a ge, t h e
elect r on ic cir cu it r egu la t es t h e t em per a t u r e of t h e
h ea t in g r esist or in t h e r ea r so t h a t it is 320° F
(160°C) h igh er t h a n t h e t em per a t u r e of t h e in t a ke
a ir. Th e t em per a t u r e a t t h e h ea t in g r esist or is m ea -
su r ed by a sen sor r esist or in -bet ween .
Beca u se t h e in com in g a ir h a s a coolin g effect , t h e
gr ea t er t h e a m ou n t of a ir t h a t flows in , t h en t h e
h igh er t h e volt a ge of t h e h ea t in g r esist or. Th e h ea t -
in g r esist or is t h er efor e a m ea su r e of m a ss of a ir
flowin g pa st . If a t em per a t u r e ch a n ge occu r s a s a
r esu lt of a in cr ea se or r edu ct ion of a ir flow, t h e E CM
cor r ect s t h e volt a ge a t t h e h ea t in g r esist or u n t il t h e
t em per a t u r e differ en ce is a ga in a ch ieved. Th is con -
t r ol volt a ge is u se by t h e E CM a s a u n it m ea su r e for
m et er ed a ir m a ss.
REMOVAL
(1) Discon n ect t h e n ega t ive ba t t er y ca ble.
(2) Det a ch t h e a ir h ose a t t h e Ma n ifold Air F low
(MAF ) sen sor
(3) Un plu g t h e MAF wir in g h a r n ess con n ect or.
(4) Rem ove t h e scr ews r et a in in g t h e MAF sen sor
t o t h e a ir clea n er h ou sin g, a n d r em ove MAF sen -
sor.
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