# 2006 Volvo V90 - Mass air flow sensor question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-volvo-v90-mass-air-flow-sensor-question/183631>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volvo\
**Created:** [April 18, 2022, 9:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-volvo-v90-mass-air-flow-sensor-question/183631 "2022-04-18T09:04:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![G48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/779978/32.png) [@G48](https://community.cartalk.com/u/G48)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 9:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-volvo-v90-mass-air-flow-sensor-question/183631/1 "2022-04-18T09:04:50Z")

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Replace of mass air flow sensor how often dose it occure

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-volvo-v90-mass-air-flow-sensor-question/183631/2 "2022-04-18T19:45:07Z")

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Maybe once in 150,000 miles. Maybe never. It depends.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-volvo-v90-mass-air-flow-sensor-question/183631/3 "2022-04-18T19:47:24Z")

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IMO, MAF failures are not that common. They hold up pretty well.

Any particular reason you are asking? Codes set or you were told X amount of dollars, etc?

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-volvo-v90-mass-air-flow-sensor-question/183631/4 "2022-04-18T22:48:38Z")

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More often, what the MAF fails, it is b/c it’s covered w/a thin layer of dust/grime etc. Cleaning it often solves the problem, without needing to replace the part. Although it might need to be temporarily removed to get a thorough cleaning job.

You could use the forum search feature here to see what other’s experiences are their car’s MAF. I don’t recall very many posts where that part failed completely & had to be replaced. Pretty robust gadget, no moving parts.