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Thanks for all that. There are good reasons to go OEM, despite the ridiculous price. I may well follow your leads, which I greatly appreciate.
Maybe, but history of the part is unknown, and this is a pretty cheap part. I'll save salvage for other parts.
Yeah, fair. Full disclosure, there was a cheaper one on Amazon I steered away from. So it's definitely justified to buy a cheap part that fails...
Right, just a Wheatstone bridge, plus an intake air temperature sensor, right? So point of failure could be the heated wire or the intake sensor...
I thoroughly cleaned the hidden wires. I was thinking of going it again to be sure, but now wanting to make sure it's reliable and low drama for...
My 2008 Prius with 173,000 miles needs a new MAF sensor. The check engine light has been coming on sporadically for a couple of months. I cleaned...
Hi Matt, I can't answer all your questions, but I replaced the actuator on my wife's 2008 2 yrs ago. I need to do the same on my 2010, and have...
This happened to my '08 a year ago. The part cost $1300, and I found a local guy that would put it in for $800. I am fortunate to be mechanically...
Yup, precisely what happened. They should have blown out the crud before opening the filter housing.
I completely agree. They seem like honorable folks, and I will let them know what happened.
[ATTACH] OK, problem solved! My theory about critter debris turned out to be the right answer. I pulled the MAF sensor and peered into the...
Yes, so I've learned. I'll reply more fully below.
Sorry if I wasn't clear--the debris was in the engine air filter. Just a coupled oak tree pollen dispersers, whatever they're called. In my view...
Sorry, I meant MAF sensor and MFC (Mass Flow Controller, used in semiconductor process tools) came out. :confused: When my wife picked me up we...
