Originally posted by DemonSVT:
I love my Pro-M 75mm. I've had great success with it.
I've had it on ~2yrs.
I found pro-flow.com and looked at the advertised gizmo, and they listed a price of $500. Ooof! But then I dug in deeper and they listed a 70mm one for the Focus (presumably compatible with my zetec) for only $200. I guess that's reasonable enough to at least think about, though stock MAFs are available under $100.
At this point it looks like my old MAF is not defective -- the car is now running correctly. It may just need cleaning every two months or so. We'll see. If it keeps getting repeatedly gunked up, I may need a different air filter.