Possible fix for powerloss issue?

[Machine212]

After a while of searching about powerloss in the 1.8tddi and having the cylinder heads rebuilt (which helped!) i came across a site which said to unplug the MAF sensor to see if theres a difference. While having the maf unplugged my focus pulled a little better, strange that it would work better without it! Definite increase in power. Gonna look into getting a new MAF but was wondering if theres anyway to clean it up, or if its dead once its gone. Anyone know about this?

Thanks!

[artscot79]

my old passat was bad for the mafs going to be honest cleaning rarely works for long ide definately get a new maf theyre easy to fit not sure if the fault code clears itself though

[mintalkin]

this guide is for the mondeo mk3 but it shows the basic proceduar for cleaning the maf which might help.

http://fordwiki.co.uk/index.php/MAF_%28Mas..._Clean_130_TDCI

[SierraYankee99]

this guide is for the mondeo mk3 but it shows the basic proceduar for cleaning the maf which might help.

http://fordwiki.co.uk/index.php/MAF_%28Mas..._Clean_130_TDCI

The airflow sensor on my TDDi looks nothing like that.