How to Bypass the Cold Air Intake Sensor Turn off the ignition of your vehicle and open its hood. Disconnect the negative battery cable (red). Locate the mass air flow (MAF) sensor on the air intake. Grasp the wire harness that connects the MAF sensor to the power unit in the engine compartment and gently pull it out of the MAF sensor. Click to see full answer. Simply so, do you need a MAF sensor with a cold air intake?The stock MAF sensor isn’t calibrated for the higher volume of air that a cold air intake can send to the engine. It will limit the full potential of what your cold air intake can do for you. Fortunately the solution is easy; you also need to install an upgraded mass air sensor.Additionally, why would a car run better with the mass air flow sensor unplugged? Because either the sensor is reporting incorrect air amount and or air temperature to the ECU. By disconnecting the sensor the ECU switches to limp mode and the car may idle better . Some MAF sensor wires can be cleaned and some cannot as the wires are not easily accessible . Also question is, can a car run without a mass air flow sensor? Well, the answer to that is no. If you disconnect the mass airflow sensor, then the car should keep running and still be able to start normally. This means that if your mass airflow sensor dies completely, then your car will stay running and surprisingly the car might run better without the mass airflow sensor.What are the signs of a bad mass airflow sensor? Here are some of the most common symptoms of a faulty mass airflow sensor: The engine is very hard to start or turn over. The engine stalls shortly after starting. The engine hesitates or drags while under load or idle. Hesitation and jerking during acceleration. The engine hiccups. Excessively rich or lean idling.
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