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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 09:22 AM
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How long is it feasable/safe to drive my car with the MAF unplugged.

Background for question: I unplugged my MAF to t-shoot an idle/misfire issue. The issues went away with MAF unplugged so I am just curious if I should be driving my car or not.
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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I've been driving with my MAF unplugged for about 2 years now. The reason was because when I had it plugged in, my car would bog. I bought a new MAF from the VW dealership and that never solved the problem so I just left it unplugged. I'm not sure what the damage has been so far but everything seems to be working fine.
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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If it runs worse with the MAF plugged in,then it is a air leak,boost leak,etc........OR your MAF is 'no good".
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Old Apr 12, 2009 | 09:35 AM
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Thanks Mate! Guess I will check for vacumn leaks and such. Of course with over 100k miles and an origional MAF I may be better off just buying a new MAF and seeing what happens from there. If that doesn't work I guess I will get something to do a leak down test.
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Old Apr 12, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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Definitely - at 100k I'd be pretty sure to say it's time for a new MAF!
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