Can a air flow meter be fixed or repaired

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Can a air flow meter be fixed or repaired

Post by kelvingenders » 27 Jan 2011 04:13 pm

Can an air flow meter for a 360 GLT be repaired? I'm trying to replace the Bosch type 0280 202 034, with a new type. Do any other cars run this tyoe...non volvo or can they be bought new or repaired? Mine has been tampered with and hence seem to think this is the reason car idles poorly due to this reason. Can any one advise?

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Re: Can a air flow meter be fixed or repaired

Post by MCHUDD » 27 Jan 2011 04:25 pm

Hi mate.
I have a spare air flow metre from an 89 GLT. Not shure what the numbers on it are. I could check for you.
However, god knows what it would cost to post to upside down land.
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Post by valdemaras » 27 Jan 2011 05:31 pm

i used a meter from old 3rd series BMW i think `86-`89 years of production , the meter was from 1.8l engine and part No was 0280 202 031
the car run fine, but it appeared that the meter was repaired some time ago, and in hot summer day the silicon melted and the bottom felt off :(
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Post by kelvingenders » 27 Jan 2011 05:57 pm

Obviously going to go the wreckers this side of the world...but anyones guess what condition there in. What year model of BMW. I think an Opel also ran the same...never appeared in Australia...Only as Holdens (Vauxhall)

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Post by Chris_C » 27 Jan 2011 07:02 pm

Ah, see the post in the other thread. I'm pretty certain it was my housemates old e30 that had the same flappy thing, though I can't remember if it was the M40 (1.8 8V) or M42 (1.8 16V) that had LE jet.
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Re: Can a air flow meter be fixed or repaired

Post by MCHUDD » 28 Jan 2011 07:45 pm

Hi Kevin.
The part number i have is 0280 202 034.
If that is any help.
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Post by kelvingenders » 28 Jan 2011 09:32 pm

Thanks :360:

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Post by pettaw » 29 Jan 2011 09:32 pm

Kelvin it is possible that either one of the tracks on the potentiometer inside the unit has gone bad or maybe one of the springs, but I would think it would cause more than just a bad idle, the whole thing would feel weird to drive.

Have you checked to make sure there's no air leaks downstream of the unit. Have the car idling, and in a well ventilated area, and wave an unlit blowlamp around all the joins between the hoses on the inlet manifold and the hoses. Check the big ones that go up to the air bypass valve on the rocker cover and also the brake servo hose. Then for the smaller ones, If you can, pull off the hoses one by one from the manifold and put your finger over the end to make sure its not an air leak from one of them. Open and close the recirculation button and see if that makes any difference. Also be sure to check the inlet manifold gasket between the cylinder head and the manifold body. An air leak will always be worse at idle, because any slight air leak makes much more difference.

Hope that helps.

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