Mass Air Sensor Replacement Costs

• Mass air sensor measures the amount of air entering your car’s fuel-injection system for the ideal air-to-fuel ratio
• A faulty sensor can cause your vehicle to run too rich (too much fuel) or run too lean (too much air)
• Warning signs include: Dashboard warning light, black smoke coming from the tailpipe, rough idling, hard starting, stalling, jerking or hesitating during acceleration, worse fuel efficiency than usual
• Delay in repair could cause serious and expensive engine damage

A mass air sensor measures the amount of air entering your car’s fuel-injection system for the ideal air-to-fuel ratio. A faulty sensor can cause your vehicle to run too rich (too much fuel) or run too lean (too much air). If this happens, depending on the imbalance, you might notice symptoms like black smoke coming from the tailpipe, rough idling, hard starting, stalling, jerking or hesitating during acceleration, or worse fuel efficiency than usual. Your check engine light could come on as well if there’s an emissions-related code that adversely affects emissions. Fixing the problem as soon as possible is not only the safe thing to do (you could get stranded), but you could also save your engine from potentially serious – and expensive – damage.