About to clean my throttle body, and thought I'd just check where the MAF was on the 1.4 16v so that I didn't do anything stupid to it.... however, I can't find it! I've also found a thread on a VW forum which suggests that it doesn't have one.

Is this true? And if so how does the engine compensate for different air temperatures? Exhaust gas analysis?

Thanks,

Rob

the MAF is needed on a 'normal' car (one with a cable throttle) as an indication to the ECU of throttle postion. As the fab is fly by wire, this function is achieved more accurately within the throttle body

the 1.4 16v doesn't have a MAF, it has a map sensor on the left hand end of the intake manifold...

try googling 'speed density injection'

Thanks tom, that makes sense now.