Mass Airflow Sensor

2011 Mazda 3 Mazdaspeed, 2.3 3SECTION Mass Airflow Sensor
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MASS AIRFLOW (MAF) SENSOR VOLTAGE

Condition (1) Volts
B2300, B3000 & B4000
Ignition On 0
Idle .6-.9
Miata
Ignition On 0.9-2.0
Idle 1.7-2.4
Millenia 2.3L & 2.5L
Ignition On 1.3-1.5
Idle 1.5-3.0
MPV
Ignition On 0.0-0.1
Idle 0.5-0.8
Protege & Protege5
Ignition On 0.6-2.0
Idle 0.8-2.2
Tribute
2.0L
Ignition On 0
Idle 0.6-0.9
3.0L
Ignition On 0
Idle 0.6-0.8
626
2.0L
Ignition On (2) .02
Idle .6-1.1
2.5L
Ignition On Less Than 1.0
Idle 1.0-2.0
(1) Check sensor voltage using New Generation Star (49 T088 0A0) scan tool connected to Data Link Connector (DLC) 2. DLC is located under left side of instrument panel, right of steering column.
(2) Specification given is approximate.
RENDER: 1.0x

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