MAF sensor is the Mass air flow sensor...with out it your engine doesnt think its getting enough air ..causing rough idle...no acceleration etc.. the average cost of the sensor is $156.00
If it runs by computer it will. That is the data that determines how much fuel to deliver.
Aprox $100 for the MAF sensor only.
The mass air flow sensor on a 2006 Honda Civic is found behind the intake manifold. The MAF sensor reads how much air is circulating throughout the engine.
The mass air flow sensor allows the computer to determine how much air is available for combustion in the engine. If the mass air flow sensor fails, the computer must make some kind of estimate of how much air is available, but a wrong estimate will result in poor fuel economy, poor engine performance, a lean burn condition which can burn valves and/or pistons or any combination of the above. A mass air flow sensor failure should be resolved as soon as possible.
Get the engine code then reask question to get a better answer. The Mass Air Flow sensor could be malfuncting causing bad o2 sensor readings also. Good luck.
Advance Auto Parts sell a mass air flow sensor for that vehicle for about $110 with a one year warranty. It takes about 15 minutes to change it, 30 if your slow. They also have a limited lifetime warranty mass air flow sensor for about $175. You do the math.
I paid $500 bucks and I am bitter. I have seen a couple other places on-line where $500 seems to be the norm. So expensive for little simple part.
The price of the new sensor, which can be quite a bit. If you took it to a shop then it will be significant because they will charge you diagnostic time, and labor time as well, plus they'll mark up the price of the sensor. I wouldn't be surprised if it ran you 200 or more.
The mass air flow (MAF) sensor measures the mass of the air entering the engine. Because air mass varies with air temperature (cold air is denser than warm air), measuring air mass provides the PCM with a very acurate way of determining the correct amount of fuel to obtain the ideal fuel/air mixture. - Haynes Repair Manual #36071
a manifold absolute pressure sensor measures engine load by reading intake vacuum. a mass air flow sensor measures air flow as it enters the engine. so, they are two different sesors but both pretty much supply the same info to the ecm. they read engine load to determine how much or how little fuel is need for the engine to operate at it's best.
depends on the sensor .your question has to have more detail to it .Due to there is all kinds of sensors such as, temp sensor,knock sensor,o2 sensor,iac sensor,map sensor,idle air control sensor,mass air flow sensor,shift control sensors,transmission sensors,coolant sensors,hell there is even brake sensors and rear end sensors,some even have body sensors.