I had my 01 disco looked at today by a landrover tech who works out of his home on the weekends. My check engine light had several codes that told him it was the mass airflow sensor. (Can codes tell you for sure it needs to be replaced?) He told me he could get the part new from his dealership for 200$ and install it for another $100. I am not a wrench at all so I am not up to the task of doing it myself. Should I be looking elsewhere to get the part cheaper? And the labor rate, does it seem high? Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I will speak with him again this week.

 

First off, find out what the exact codes were...for example: P0134
Then, if it does appear that your MAF is bad, you can get an OEM MAF from BP of Utah for $145. $200 isn't horrible for an original Rover MAF, but not great either. However, the $100 for him to take 5 minutes and install is STEEP.
Trust me, you ARE up for it. This is no task for a "wrench" only, you can do it for the first time in under 30 minutes, and that includes time for a beer or two.

 

DiscoIIBrandon is right on...X2

 

x3: this is dead easy to do. Unplug one cable, release 2 wire clamps and remove 1 hose clamp. It is a 5 minute job, heck 10 minutes if you take it real slow.

 

Thanks guys.

Could you send me the link to the exact MAF I would want from BP of Utah?

He said the reason for the 100$ installation is that he needs to drive it for a certain period of time, at different (gear ratios or speeds?) ....in order to reset the codes so they clear the memory. Im totally paraphrasing here but it had something to do with me going to get it inspected after installation (i have a rejection sticker at the moment) He said he can reset the check engine light to go off, but the inspection station would still get reads if this certain process wasn't completed? bogus or true?

here are the codes....
0171 0734 1171 1884 0174 1174

 

http://www.bputah.com/
if the link doesn't work, its bputah.com
On the left side of the page there is the Land Rover Parts section, click in DiscoveryII (99-04) and in the second line of parts listed you will see the mass airflow sensor, or you can just call them and they will send the right one.

Emissions testing - foreign for me in FL, we don't do this. But I believe he's talking about completing a drive cycle once the codes are gone. Someone else can help you here.

 

Bah... get a $40 ODBII scanner and reset the codes yourself. The scanner will be handy to keep.

 

Replace it yourself, have the codes reset, and then take the truck for a nice long drive making several stops along the way. He's talking about populating all the data that the inspection station reads...if there isn't any data then they won't pass it because they know it has just been reset. Taking the truck for a drive should take care of this. (From experience, I'd try to do 50 miles or more and mix in a bunch of stops. (i.e.- Go shopping at multiple stores, then take a ride.))

 

+1 It will be money well spent.

 

X3 on that.

Or, if you've got an iPhone or an Android get a Bluetooth ELM327 OBD scanner from Amazon for just a little bit more (<$50 shipped). Then get the appropriate app for reading and clearing OBD codes. I don't want to sound like I'm shilling for one particular app but the one I have also shows you pending faults and status of the drive cycle so you can be certain that there is a full drive cycle prior to taking it in for emissions testing.