What is this for?

[SparkyUK]

As title. In the image, what is the plug for circled in red?

Cheers

 

[SparkyUK]

Just to add, its a 1.2 engine

 

[Sean6545]

Its the map sensor.

 

[AhmedRSi]

Hmm, my 1.2 never had one there lol.. it had the gap where something should go though. what does this do?

 

[SparkyUK]

Is there anyway to bin it, to put an induction kit in place?

 

[SparkyUK]

Hmm, my 1.2 never had one there lol.. it had the gap where something should go though. what does this do?

A manifold absolute pressure sensor (MAP) is one of the sensors used in an internal combustion engine's electronic control system. Engines that use a MAP sensor are typically fuel injected. The manifold absolute pressure sensor provides instantaneous manifold pressure information to the engine's electronic control unit (ECU). This is necessary to calculate air density and determine the engine's air mass flow rate, which in turn is used to calculate the appropriate fuel flow. (See stoichiometry.)

 

[SparkyUK]

How do people fit say a K&N 57i with a MAP sensor?

 

[Rob]

Cable tie? (its only clipped to the air box)

 

[SparkyUK]

Cable tie? (its only clipped to the air box)

So could you remove all the standard box and piping, feed the new piping straight into the engine, and then do you put a hole in the new piping for the MAP to sit in? (I havent taken it off the car, and not really sure what it looks like un-attached)

 

[Rob]

Tbh mate i cant remember how i did it, but i have a very early mk2 ph1 so it has the same engine as yours, and i had an IK on there just fine, i'll have a look at my engine for you tmrw and figure out how i did it and let you know. Its easy enough though, as i'm no mechanic.

 

[SparkyUK]

Its not actually my engine, a mate who is too lazy to research :banghead:
If you could do that, it would be awsome!