Hey guys i just bought a 2000 a4 1.8t about a month ago and so far love the car but the mass air flow sensor is bad on it and i need a new one i tired autozone but they were just a waste of time and ive ended up having to go get the part from the dealership its gonna coast $250 so i wanna put the part in by myself save as much money as i can now the prob. is idk how to ive looked at the part and was just confused as hell its all so compact in there can anyone tell me what i have to do to replace it and if you had pictures that would be amazing but what ever you can do to help would be apriciated very much!! thanks!

 

I don't know about $250 for a MAF since I've havnt bought one yet. But I have cleaned mine. To replacde it you need to open up the box that encloses the air filter. You should see the sensor inside. Some tabs or something hold it in place. Pop it out and put the knew one in. Make sure you dont contaminate the sensor but touching it or anything else. Should make a nice difference.

 

is it in the box by the air filter cuz everyone ive talked to said it was down in the bottom right corner of my car

 

nope its in the air filter box. open it up and take a look, should be a 15 min job

 

**** dude then should i go back to nappa to get the part cuz i didnt use it before cuz it didnt fit obviously i was trying to put it in the wrong spot tho or should i go to the dealership and get the real thing?

 

$250 at the dealer sounds high though some Audi dealers have MSRP + x%- called volumetric pricing- Retail SHOULD be abt $210 at the dealer and they are typically rebuilt by audi but there is no core charge. The unit in your car whether its an AEB or ATW engine is a Bosch- We get abt $168.00 for the air mass meter.
The replacement is pretty easy. Pull the WHOLE air box and remove the top half. You CAN take the top half of the air box off with the bottom half still in the car but it can be difficult to get at the rear clip close to the fire wall. The air mass meter is fastened on the inside with 2 screws- may be phillips head or torx bit- probably a torx but i've seen both. HIGHLY reccomend a new air filter when you replace the MAF and vacume debris from the air box.

 

Try
www.ecstuning.com
or
www.rockauto.com

 

thanks a bunch but how do i tell what kind of engine i have if its an oem-aeb, oem-atw, or a oem-awm?

 

On my car (2000 a4 1.8t) the engine type is engraved on the engine - in the front, above the timing belt, just sticking out past the engine cover. There are other easy ways to tell such as the VIN number.

 

you should have an AMB