Conical Style

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. Release the (A) air cleaner clamp and disconnect the (B) Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor extension wiring from the engine wiring harness.






3. Separate the (A) engine air cleaner cover from the (B) engine air cleaner intake.






4. Remove the (A) MAF sensor extension harness connector from the engine air cleaner cover and peel back the (B) wire convolute and slide the (C) grommet down the extension wire.






5. Pull the MAF sensor assembly from the engine air cleaner cover and disconnect the MAF sensor electrical connector.

CAUTION: The MAF sensor electronics module and body are calibrated as a unit and must be replaced as a unit. Do not tamper with the sensing elements located in the air flow bypass of the MAF body.






6. Remove the MAF sensor nuts and the MAF sensor.

CAUTION: The MAF sensor extension wire grommet must he fully installed and the air cleaner outlet tube must be securely fastened to prevent unmetered air from entering the engine.

NOTE: Use the alignment notch to properly align the engine air cleaner intake and engine air cleaner cover.






7. To install, reverse the removal procedure.






8. Connect battery ground cable.