The MAF sensor is located on top of the air box, the black plastic box on the right side of the engine. (If you're facing the car.) It is held in place by two little screws and has a wire harness clipped to it. If your check engine light is on and your car hesitates especially when cold, your MAF sensor may very well need a good cleaning. You will do so by using a spray can of break or carb cleaner. On the bottom of the MAF sensor, you will notice a deep hole in the bottom of which are two little wires. You might have to use a flashlight to see them especially if they are actually dirty. Spray some cleaner down that hole until the wires become shiny and, if available, also shoot mildly with compressed air to dry and completely flush out dirt. Reinstall unit and if you notice improvement on performance, you will likely see your check engine light go off in the next drive cycle.
Guys, let me tell you that this worked great. It fixed my problem right away. My car was running bad (like in 3 cylinder's I did this plus removing the negative pole on the battery and it cleared the check engine.
Thanks, to the person that wrote this......
Right next to the air filter.
My 2000 Echo had a similar problem. It turned out to be a bad Mass Air Flow Sensor chip, making the car run to rich, and in turn making the engine light come on.
1st try to clean it. i opened mine up and cleaned it with alcohol and a q-tip. it had black soot on it. after - the engine light was no longer on and it worked great!
right next to Air filter box.
The mass air flow sensor (MAF) is located on the driver's side of the engine near the battery. It is mounted into the top of the plastic intake tube.
The mass air flow sensor should be in the air intake tube attached to the air filter. Unclip the electrical harness and unscrew the Phillips screws holding it in.
The purpose of an air flow sensor in ANY car is to measure the air coming into the intake of the engine and communicate this to the ECU (engine control unit) so the EFI (electronic fuel injection) knows how much fuel to deliver to the combustion chamber.
where is the mass air flow sensor on a toyota camry with a 2.2 4 cyli nder
where is the air flow sensor on a 1997 tacoma
The air flow sensor is located inside the air box of a 1998 Toyota Camry LE. To replace the unit the air box screws must be unmounted and the sensor disconnected.
no MAP sensor, just mass air flow sensor
its a twisty on