Removal

REMOVAL





1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.

NOTE: When the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 mi) or more to relearn the strategy.





2. Open the engine air cleaner.
- Disconnect the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor connector from the wiring harness.
- Release the air cleaner clamp.
- Separate the inlet side of the air cleaner from the outlet side of the air cleaner.





3. Cut the tape on the wire loom of the extension harness.

CAUTION: Do not cut the MAF sensor wires when cutting the tape on the wire loom.

- Peel back the wire loom from the extension harness near the grommet in the air cleaner.





4. Remove the grommet from the outlet side of the air cleaner and slide the grommet down the extension harness.





5. Remove the MAF sensor plate and MAF sensor from the outlet side of the engine air cleaner.





6. Disconnect the MAF sensor electrical connector.





7. Remove the nuts and separate the MAF plate from the MAF sensor.