It sounds technical and intimidating. It has tripped the check engine mild a few occasions on your Buick Century and is now affecting the performance of the engine. It is an costly element to replace as you might already know. However should you’ve ever changed the air filter in your Buick, you might be certified to put in the mass air flow sensor in it as well. A screwdriver and a level of tenacity will save you about an hour’s price of labor expenses incurred from the native restore store or dealer and it will not even take you an hour.
Buick Century Mass Air Flow Sensor Installation Instructions
1. Launch the hood latch and open the hood to the Buick Century.
2. Locate the air filter field and air tube. It is on the driver’s facet simply behind the headlight assembly. The mass air flow sensor is located in the heart of the air tube which is related to itself in sections by band clamps.
3. Loosen the band clamp on the outlet clamp situated on the air field utilizing the screwdriver.
4. Loosen the band clamp at the reverse facet of the air tube by the motor.
5. Unclip the wire harness plug inserted into the MAF sensor using the screwdriver as leverage.
6. Pull out the vacuum air flow line the plumbs into the air tube. You might have to twist it slightly after which separate.
7. Remove the entire air tube connected from the air field to the engine. This may additionally be a superb time to open your air box and examine and maybe exchange your engine air filter.
8. Loosen the band clamps on the air tube on either side of the MAF sensor. Remove and discard the sensor. Insert the new one respectively in the identical place and tighten the band clamps one at a time.
9. Reinstall the air tube to the side of the engine and the air box. There’s a tab on the tube on the air box aspect that matches between a molded guide. Make certain the tube is safe and utterly wrapped across the housing on each side for a decent and safe fit. Tighten the band clamps on every side.
10. Plug the wire harness plug again into the brand new mass air flow sensor and the air vacuum hose again into the air tube.
11. Take away the screwdriver and shut the hood.