you wouldnt believe this ..but it drives better

t5 auto est 1994 · Post by **t5 auto est 1994** » 09 Oct 2005, 08:55

ok i have a volvo 850 t5 estate on a 94. i was cleaning the connections on my air flow meter (maf sensor) and snapped one ,,,oh dear i paniced ,,now i also have a cavalier 2.5 v6 auto so having loads of parts i took one of my cavalier spare air flow meters and put the inside on my volvo ..it starts great ,drives great and ticks over sweet as a nut !!!!! so my t5 now has a cavalier 2.5 v6 maf sensor ...who would of thought eh !!!

t5 auto estate 1994 · Post by **t5 auto estate 1994** » 09 Oct 2005, 08:59

t5 auto est 1994 wrote:
ok i have a volvo 850 t5 estate on a 94. i was cleaning the connections on my air flow meter (maf sensor) and snapped one ,,,oh dear i paniced ,,now i also have a cavalier 2.5 v6 auto so having loads of parts i took one of my cavalier spare air flow meters and put the inside on my volvo ..it starts great ,drives great and ticks over sweet as a nut !!!!! so my t5 now has a cavalier 2.5 v6 maf sensor ...who would of thought eh !!!

if anyone can tell me how and why it goes so well with a cav v6 maf sensor in it please post a reply
(and cav v6 sensors are

t5rgreen.kindda · Post by **t5rgreen.kindda** » 09 Oct 2005, 10:57

you got me mate i wouldnt in a million years of thought of doing that till i read this post,after reading what you wrote i went and tried my brothers spare maf off his wrecked v6 cavalier and fair play to you mate it does work rather well.

brian new guy · Post by **brian new guy** » 09 Oct 2005, 11:11

i dont know what to say im not spending lots of money on volvo ones anymore chrs boyo

t5wagon · Post by **t5wagon** » 09 Oct 2005, 11:13

ALL THIS TIME ME AND MY B.FRIEND HAVE BEEN WITHOUT OUR T5 COZ OF MAF PROBZ AN NOW ITZ ON THE ROAD OH YESSSSS WITH A CAVA V6 SENSOR (((((((((((((( ITS BEYOND BELEEEFFFFFF )))))))))))))))))

t5r yellownfast · Post by **t5r yellownfast** » 09 Oct 2005, 11:19

i wouldnt put one on my r but i certainly will be trying tommorow on my mates t5

newbie · Post by **newbie** » 09 Oct 2005, 11:28

at first when you read this you just sit there staring/ in the morning i am going to try this out

guest browser · Post by **guest browser** » 09 Oct 2005, 11:31

hard to believe when you think about it that that afm would work on a t5 i cant get a hold of one of them and anyway mine works ok as it is -good to know for future ref though eh !![/img][/i]

pajero/evo · Post by **pajero/evo** » 09 Oct 2005, 11:38

my sis has a volvo 850 t5 on a p and i dont know why that v6 maf works on them but if they are so cheap to pick up from the scrappys (plus you get to take it back if it dont work) i may just head on down and get some during the week handy to keep for her save her some buckuths

???????????850rawd · Post by **???????????850rawd** » 09 Oct 2005, 11:41

i will believe it when i see it
not to be a saddlebag i shall test out this theory on my r,awd