Has anybody had to replace the MAF on their turbo MINI? Whats the cost and availability on this part? Thanks!

 

it's about $500

did u screw urs up already?

 

nope just planning my campaign of terror on the new clubman...had a vw with an oiled filter, never had a maf problem, but I understand this engine is a little more "sensitive"... thanks for the info!

 

just clean it up and it will be fine

 

ya clean it up AND don't run an oiled filter again. The oil will cook on the sensor like a varnish and eventually you won't be able to clean/fix it.

If you have a Mini with one of the 'wet' aftermarket filters cotton or foam, grab a scan tool & check out the live data, what you're looking for is the short & long term fuel correction. On some cars you can get into the 18-20% correction before it throws a fault, but even by the time it hits 6-8% your sensor's getting pretty fouled up and you are going to be taking a performance hit.

Part# should be 13627542418
approx cost should be somewhere between $416 & $503
that's double what my JCW intake cost

 

Just don't run a oil type filter. Problem avoided.

 

hey, i have a stock air filter, yet i feel much acceleration sluginess around 2-3k rpm and when at 4krpm flooring it just makes noise without the expected acceleration. also i am experiencsing a 177 miles to the tank on my r53 04, and compine all those it is giving me a big headache on my used car...it has 66k miles on it. i took it to the mechanic but he dismissed the idea of cleaning the MAF sensor saying that "it is not even possible"...so now i know he sucks...what can i do? would no mechanic clean it or was it just him? im even expecting an MAF cleaner to be shipped shortly so that i go hand it to the mechanic and tell him "do it"...

 

considering the R53 does not have a MAF, he would be correct in saying its not even possible....

 

hehe now i see, but he didn't mean it as if "there is no MAF sensor, thus i cannot clean it" - he didnt even know there is no MAF...do you guys think seafoam would possibly help my mpg and power problems? because although i am using 93 octane the past 1000 miles, i do not know what the other 2 users were doing the past 65k miles...

 

Seafoam always helps, but carbon is not a big problem on the 53 like it is on the 56.

Poke around on the R53 forum for answers...you'll get more help.