Rough idle or stalls.
Mazda 3 air flow meter problems.
With the mazda 3 p0101 means the the mass air flow maf sensor has a range performance problem.
Quick test to tell if mass air flow sensor is bad or dirty which could be causing your car or truck to run bad or keep cutting off.
You ll notice if the tailpipes eject black smoke or when the engine runs rough or backfires.
If you are going to replace the maf yourself then i d always recommend buying an oem mass air flow sensor.
Unplug the wire harness.
Next unplug the electrical connector from your mazda mass air flow sensor.
The maf sensor may just be in a slightly different location like the one cam shows in the comments for his mazda 3 ts 1 6 from the uk.
The car only restarted twice then refused to fire up.
Let the engine cool down.
A faulty maf sensor can cause your vehicle to run too rich or run too lean.
Photo s show my 2005 mazda 3 2 3l but this generally applies to all models.
Sure enough the swapped sensor cured the problem.
Next open the hood of your mazda.
Mazda air flow sensor screwdriver.
If the circuit has an issue replacing the sensor will not solve your problem.
A completely failed maf sensor will not send any airflow information to the pcm.
A replacement mass air flow sensor can cost anywhere from 20 to 600.
Before replacing the sensor however the rest of the circuit should be checked for proper operation.
Obdii indicated maf flow sensor failure so i borrowed the maf sensor from my 2 5l to keep the 2 0l going for the weekend.
Locate the mass air flow sensor on your mazda 5 the sensor is located near the engine air filter housing.
The mass air flow maf sensor part of your vehicle s electronic fuel injection system is responsible for calculating the total amount of air entering the engine.
It should be considered a high priority to fix as the maf sensor not reading properly can really make an impact on the performance of the vehicle.
We will cover exactly what that means and potential fixes for it below.
Replacing a mass air flow sensor is fairly straight forward so most of the cost comes from the cost of the part and not the labor.
