When you buy a good used RS2 maf....

[Voodoo]

and the seller fails to inform you that it has a big 'ol hole in the side, even when sending you photos before purchasing it, thanks bartolomeus

On to better things, anyone with ideas on how to succesfully plug this hole to withstand
1.8bar boost?

[Codman]

Maby send it back to seller....

[dbojar]

If the parcel was damaged?

[jubjub]

^^^
looks like it's been repaired before with fibreglass?

[Error404]

MAF is not under boost

[Voodoo]

Yes, I realise the MAF is not under boost, however when the tubo does come unto full boost, the amount of suction inside the MAF is enough to rip a poorly placed repair/patch through the hole and into the turbo.

No damage to package, the hole was covered with black silicone sealer of sorts, thats why I didnt see it in the initial photos as sent by the seller.

Back to solving the problem, do you think a fibreglass repair will hold?

[Rikki Kitto]

I wouldn't repair just send it back
I've got a good spare one I might sell if you need it

[Voodoo]

Thanks Rikki, will be in contact if I need it.
The other option is to transfer the internals to a different housing, five connections to be cut on the circuit board and re-solder.

[alexx230]

I wouldn't disassemble it myself, as these parts have got pretty sensitive sensors that can easily go bad :-S

[Bowie69]

Some goop and a free-flow air filter will reduce suction

[cardcrash]

A dollop of 3M 5200 marine adhesive sealant will plug that. Used that stuff when I worked on superyachts. Super high strength, super sticky, for permanent and severe applications. Stick something with 5200 and it ain't goin' nowhere!

[K Simmonds]

A dollop of 3M 5200 marine adhesive sealant will plug that. Used that stuff when I worked on superyachts. Super high strength, super sticky, for permanent and severe applications. Stick something with 5200 and it ain't goin' nowhere!

That will work and be permanent, the stuff is like super tiger seal which would also do the job. Carefully cover the hole with masking tape on the inside after roughening the surface around the hole on the outside with course sand paper and cleaning it with brake cleaner then apply a dollop of the sealant, let it set then remove the masking tape. Fixed.

But I have to say I'd be a little peeved to receive a MAF with that damage if there was no mention of it at the time of sale.

By the way there's nothing special about the RS2 MAF other than the plastic screens, electronically 3B, ABY, ADU and AAN MAF's all do the same thing.

[Voodoo]

A dollop of 3M 5200 marine adhesive sealant will plug that. Used that stuff when I worked on superyachts. Super high strength, super sticky, for permanent and severe applications. Stick something with 5200 and it ain't goin' nowhere!

Will give it a try, thanks for the suggestion

[rxl]

Sorry to tell you but I packed the maf and there was no hole in it.. You can gladly resend it to me and I can send you another one. But with pictures before I send it

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[rxl]

And another thing why did you not report this sooner it's like 2 months back?

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