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Old 07-31-2006, 01:52 AM   #1
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Default How to test M42 air flow meter?

Hi All,

I've recently ran into what I think is an error in Bentley and would like your input.

My car is a '95 ti, 196K miles. One day my engine would start but wouldn't stay running. There was a CEL, the code was 1225; according to Bentley, air flow meter. The real problem ended up to be something else, but I've run into a puzzle trying to fix it.

I followed Bentley and measured resistance across pins 1 and 2, with ignition off, while moving the 'door' inside the meter. Resistance measured at IIRC ~11.5 kOhms, but did not change as I moved the meter's door.

I assumed my meter was shot and visited two local junk yards looking for a replacement. I took my multimeter with me and tested the meters the junk yards had. They all behaved the same way: constant resistance. I still bought one of them just in case.

In the end, once I've corrected the real problem and made the engine run, I tried it with both meters installed on the car - the original one and the one from the junk yard - and the engine ran fine with either of them. CEL went off.

I also tried to test the original meter on the car with ignition on and read a continuity that didn't change as I moved the meter's door.

So at this point I'm wondering if I was testing the meters incorrectly or if there's an error in Bentley or what the deal is here. Does somebody know how to test the air flow meter properly?

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~11.5 kOhms ? that's practically infinite resistance. Try another multimeter.
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Old 07-31-2006, 02:29 AM   #3
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I'm pretty sure the multimeter is OK. I tested the throttle position sensor with it and saw the resistance change, spot on within the range Bentley gives for it.

Just re-tested the junk yard air flow meter, it is 11.54 kOhms.

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Old 08-12-2013, 05:15 PM   #4
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Hi Sergey,

Were you ever able to resolve this issue? Was the ohmmeter good and the AFM bad?

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8 year old thread... LOL

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