How to unplugg maf sensor connector...

SiN55 · 04-26-2011, 05:21 PM

...without breaking something? What to pull or push, maybe some pics? Time to install JB+ but don't wont to something go wrong. Thanks!

Dackelone · 04-26-2011, 05:43 PM

Yea... everybody says they always break the clip on the MAF connector but no one posts a picture! Or a "how too" DIY. lol Sorry, I would post one... but I haven't gone down this road.

Dackelone · 04-26-2011, 05:55 PM

Have you seen this video?

SiN55 · 04-27-2011, 05:39 AM

Video is removed.

Si-M240i · 04-27-2011, 07:50 AM

I slid a "feeler gauge" underneth the tab and it slid straight out.

It is a very tight space to work in though

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bogart · 04-27-2011, 08:36 AM

get a very small flat head screw driver, and lift the clip and pull the sensor out.

christopherkriens · 04-27-2011, 09:34 AM

I've done it like 3 times and I still don't know how to do it.

Dackelone · 04-28-2011, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SiN55

Video is removed.

The video was from Burger Motorsports. It was their install video for the N55 JB+. I do not know why they pulled the video.

I tried searching YouTube but no luck.

DrPig57 · 04-28-2011, 04:21 PM

Go to their web site. I can't upload the file. It's not a video.

SlickShift · 04-29-2011, 10:43 AM

I use a USB to remove it.

HebbNH · 04-29-2011, 04:21 PM

USB method worked great for me!

Dackelone · 04-29-2011, 04:22 PM

So you use a USB stick/flash drive to unlock the connector?

HebbNH · 04-29-2011, 06:01 PM

Yes. Slide it under the clip on the connector and just pull the connector out.

Mike@N54Tuning.com · 04-29-2011, 06:35 PM

You just push in the clip with your finger and slide it out. USB connector trick is for the TMAP and MAP sensors.

Mike

thez99 · 04-30-2011, 12:17 AM

Trust me, this is why i got rid of the JB+ i was using. Getting it in there was hard nuff, getting it off was even worse. I love how everywhere it says 10 minute EASY install. Well for me that was bull. Took me 45 minutes of sweating and swearing and nearly braking the damn clip. Specially since light down there isnt plentiful either.

04-26-2011, 05:21 PM	#1
SiN55 Second Lieutenant 10 Rep 262 Posts Drives: 135i N55 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Croatia iTrader: (0)	How to unplugg maf sensor connector... ...without breaking something? What to pull or push, maybe some pics? Time to install JB+ but don't wont to something go wrong. Thanks!
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04-26-2011, 05:43 PM	#2
Dackelone European Editor 10528 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	Yea... everybody says they always break the clip on the MAF connector but no one posts a picture! Or a "how too" DIY. lol Sorry, I would post one... but I haven't gone down this road.
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04-26-2011, 05:55 PM	#3
Dackelone European Editor 10528 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	Have you seen this video?
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SiN55 Second Lieutenant 10 Rep 262 Posts Drives: 135i N55 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Croatia iTrader: (0)	Video is removed.
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Si-M240i Major 137 Rep 1,450 Posts Drives: M240i LCI Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: England iTrader: (0)	I slid a "feeler gauge" underneth the tab and it slid straight out. It is a very tight space to work in though ) __________________ M240i LCI (Mineral Grey):- M2 Door Mirrors, M2 Black Kidney Grills, Lower grille inserts, MP Exhaust, Dinan Carbon Fibre CAI, hot climate intake elbow
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bogart Lieutenant Colonel 116 Rep 1,664 Posts Drives: E82 N55 DCT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: STL, MO iTrader: (4) Garage List 2011 BMW 135i [7.06]	get a very small flat head screw driver, and lift the clip and pull the sensor out. __________________
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christopherkriens . 18 Rep 260 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 135i Coupé Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Minnesota iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW 135i [8.62]	I've done it like 3 times and I still don't know how to do it.
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DrPig57 Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 291 Posts Drives: Crimson/Coral 135i M// package Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	Go to their web site. I can't upload the file. It's not a video. __________________ Don't force me to taunt you a second time
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SlickShift Lieutenant Colonel 323 Rep 1,804 Posts Drives: '11 BMW E90 M3 ZCP, '21 X5 ZMP Join Date: May 2007 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (7)	I use a USB to remove it. __________________ -Nick 2018 BMW 440i - M Sport, Exec Glacier Silver Metallic/Coral Red Dakota Retired: '00 323i, '06 325Ci, '09 135i, '06 Z4M Roadster, '93 525i, '76 2002, '14 X1, '14 M235i, '16 X4, '16 435i
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HebbNH Resident Cacodemon Expert 7 Rep 209 Posts Drives: 2008 AW 135i 6MT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MO iTrader: (0)	USB method worked great for me! __________________ BMS JB4 \| BMS DCI \| ETS intercooler \| ETS charge pipe \| HKS SSQV III \| CP-E downpipes \| BMWP exhaust \| P3Cars vent gauge \| LUX V3 angel eyes \| Weisslicht smoked LED sidemarkers \| Blackline LCI taillights \| Slek Designs front lip \| BMWP grills \| Seibon M3 hood \| iCarbon CSL trunk \| iCarbon rear diffuser \| BMWP suspension \| Yokohama Advan Neova AD08s \| Work Brombachers - FLOSS edition \| H&R spacers \| TC Kline studs \| Project Kics R40 lugs
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Dackelone European Editor 10528 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	So you use a USB stick/flash drive to unlock the connector?
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04-29-2011, 06:01 PM	#13
HebbNH Resident Cacodemon Expert 7 Rep 209 Posts Drives: 2008 AW 135i 6MT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MO iTrader: (0)	Yes. Slide it under the clip on the connector and just pull the connector out. __________________ BMS JB4 \| BMS DCI \| ETS intercooler \| ETS charge pipe \| HKS SSQV III \| CP-E downpipes \| BMWP exhaust \| P3Cars vent gauge \| LUX V3 angel eyes \| Weisslicht smoked LED sidemarkers \| Blackline LCI taillights \| Slek Designs front lip \| BMWP grills \| Seibon M3 hood \| iCarbon CSL trunk \| iCarbon rear diffuser \| BMWP suspension \| Yokohama Advan Neova AD08s \| Work Brombachers - FLOSS edition \| H&R spacers \| TC Kline studs \| Project Kics R40 lugs
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Mike@N54Tuning.com Joint Chiefs of Staff 4908 Rep 115,980 Posts Drives: 2007 335i, 2015 M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: N54tuning.com iTrader: (89)	You just push in the clip with your finger and slide it out. USB connector trick is for the TMAP and MAP sensors. Mike
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thez99 Colonel 152 Rep 2,757 Posts Drives: 2017 Audi A4 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arden, NC iTrader: (5) Garage List 2013 BMW 135i [0.00]	Trust me, this is why i got rid of the JB+ i was using. Getting it in there was hard nuff, getting it off was even worse. I love how everywhere it says 10 minute EASY install. Well for me that was bull. Took me 45 minutes of sweating and swearing and nearly braking the damn clip. Specially since light down there isnt plentiful either.
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