tastoto

NEED TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO MASS AIR FLOW METERS I THINK THE CLK55 AMG MAF IS BIGGER. help pls

tastoto

Trying to fit it but the clk55 amg engine cover is smaller i think i need the clk55 mass air flow to fit properly.

tastoto

trying to fit a clk55amg 2003 model engine cover on my clk430 but i think the clk55amg mas air flow meter is bigger than the clk430 one.

MarcusF

I've never heard of anyone needing a CLK55 MAF for the CLK55 air cleaner assembly. Besides, the MAF attaches to the throttle body. The throttle body on a 2001/2002 CLK430 is the same size (although a different part number) as a CLK55. Why would the MAF be smaller if the TB is the same size?

I'd grab a ruler.

tastoto

im trying to fit a clk55amg 2003 engine cover on my clk430 this would be a nice mod but i need the clk55amg 2003 MAF part number

tastoto

the clk55 amg 2003 engine cover will not fit on my clk430 air cleaner assembly
because the maf needs to come up a bit higher?

da_guitarist

i believe that's it. i tried it one time, but didnt try to make further mods to make it fit. i think it could be adapted with a custom spacer w/ the same type rubber gasket

MarcusF

I would not recommend a new MAF. The MAF for a 2002 CLK430, 2003 CLK500, and 2003 CLK55 are all the same part number. There is a difference in the throttle body though. Since the MAF bolts to the TB, the TB effectively positions the MAF. I'd follow da guitarist’s lead and build a spacer. How's this for a new ad, "HOME DEPOT, the fabricator's first stop."

The plot thickens . . . . . .

Guitarist, why were you trying to fit a W209 CLK55 air cleaner on your W208 CLK55? I've heard of people fitting a W209 CLK500 air cleaner on a CLK430. The larger filtering area of the CLK500 should equal more flow. The CLK500 and the W209 CLK55 use the same filters. Are the W209 CLK55/CLK500 filters even bigger than those on the W208 CLK55?

tastoto

ok so what do i need to make it sit properly on the air housing?

tastoto

i have the engine cover sitting there in front of me and ive been trying now for two weeks it sat on the engine ok it just did not bolt on the maf properly

tastoto

Yes the filters are much more bigger?

silence

is it missing a slight elbow? i have one laying around

maybe you need siliconeintakes.com

tastoto

yes a spacer is what it needs#

tastoto

Basicallly people the clk55amg 2003 engine cover where it sits on the maf its too short and it aint joining on properly so i need to think of a way to mae it slight taller.

MarcusF

Sounds like you could use a silicone hose coupler. I'd measure the MAF and the air box opening. Then I'd try to get a feel for how big a gap I'm trying to make up (how long the coupler should be), and head down to a home improvement store and make the thing out of their rubber hose stock. After making it, and ensuring it fits, I'd visit my local silicone supply house and buy some hose in the size I need. With the left over silicone, you could sell adapter kits to the 430 faithful. Alternatively, siliconeintakes dot com sells this stuff, but that's the pricier rout.

As an even cheaper alternative, you could remove the tabs on the bottom of the airbox, ensure that the airbox and MAF seat, and then try to work with the tabs until it fits properly. Bending, cutting, or swapping the tabs from the 430 airbox may work. Any truth to the rumor that the upper and the lower sections of the airbox can be swapped? No huh. Man, some people should stop PM'g rumors with the hope that I'll post them.


You ARE taking pictures for the rest of us slackers, right?

tastoto

ill try

tastoto

no problem

tastoto

here is my ride at the moment im only 23 years of age

da_guitarist

I just got the 55. i had a silver 430 until last month. i found the whole airbox (think it was from an sl or slk, but i think it was the same as the 209 box) for like $100 and thought it was worth a try. shortly thereafter i sold it, i bought the 208 clk55 airbox, which i need to list for sale now actually.

i think building a spacer would be fairly easy, but didnt have the time to deal with it.

da_guitarist

ps, nice ride tastoto!

tastoto

Hi people need to see the throttle body housing on a 2004 clk55 amg because i think they are different

its the 2004 clk55 amg model we are after maf and throttle body housing

tastoto

still cant seem to get the 2004 clk55 engine cover to fit properly on the maf