MAF Sensors - does this look right?

[The Gribbin]

Searching around for the cause of my limited performance, and suspected the MAF... so had a look and... should there be two sensor wires in this picture?

I managed to snap off the guard, hence my ability to get a slip of paper behind the sensor for clarity!

Note that this is also a cheap aftermarket, not genuine. On the far side you may just be able to see a white 'chip' soldered to the base of the hook bits, that seem to have the wire missing?

 

[sierrafery]

That doesnt look good to me.... fact is that if the engine runs better with it unplugged it's certain that you need a new one and better not put one at all than some cheap sh*T, VDO is the only correct way to go

 

[The Gribbin]

That doesnt look good to me.... fact is that if the engine runs better with it unplugged it's certain that you need a new one and better not put one at all than some cheap sh*T, VDO is the only correct way to go

Thanks... I'm learning that: you get what you pay for.

 

[sierrafery]

Maybe you can see in this pic how a good one should look