I started to replace my MAF and found that the body of the rebuild unit I purchased was too long on the air cleaner side. On the original, the screen is almost flush with the end, the newer one about an eighth inch or so longer. MAF at another parts store was exactly the same. There looks to be a ring on the end that might come off, the counter guy tried but didn't want to force it. There was only one part number listed for an 86 TPI and the part number on the body of the original crossed to what their computer had for 86. Any ideas? Is it just a matter of popping the ring off? Thanks.

 

Is the part number the same as this?



That is an original MAF from an '86 TPI.

 

i replaced mine a few times..(NEVER buy one from autozone or advanced auto) each one i bought looked differnt but they all fit.

 

Vader - The part number on mine is 0280 213 009 (10 055 077). You can see in your picture the ring I referred to in my original post. I've heard mid-year changes were common for 86, perhaps I just need to make a run to the junk yard a get a new elbow that will take the commonly available part.

 

After a quick search it looks like 004 and 009 are interchangeable.

0-280-213-002 - 20011
0-280-213-004 - 20013
0-280-213-009 - 20013

 

My '86 is a very late model, built in July. If it's bastardized, it's probably on an '86. As long as the MAF is analog, you should be fine. My replacement was about 3/16" shorter, as I recall. It didn't seem to matter.

 

Shorter would be ok but longer means it doesn't seat far enough into the duct to get the clamp on so it's not going to seal. Replacing the duct seems like the best option.

 

Light bulb comes on. If new MAF is the correct part then some of the old one is missing and therefore somewhere else. Pulled the elbow out for a closer look and there's the ring from the end of the MAF stuck down inside. Some previous owner had glued the MAF in rather than get the right clamp to hold things together.

Why do people fix cars like this? Clamps are cheap and it took me about five minutes of board searching to find a nice, used, screw type.

 

Nice. Better check the rest of the car for more 'backyard mechanic' fixes.

 

Don't get me started, I'm still trying to decide if this is a project car or a parts car. But $500 for a running WS6 TA and no rust, I'm having fun. I need a daily driver so I can keep the 02 WS6 vert in the garage.