Originally Posted by GraphiteGhost

TVT_DESIGN, what do you base that advice on? Please qualify that last sentence.

My car is a 2008 Limited, with a build of September 07. Can't know for sure when all of the computers and sensors were made but some here in the forums have indicated the last couple of thousand were thrown together from a quantity of parts lying around (cannot believe that, it just makes no sense someone would discover hundreds of parts in a box, somewhere, so lets build a few more cars? I doubt it). Truely, if additional air volume (slight) increases idle that much, more would have taken this screen out and I found no references to anyone doing it (yet).

Will try to gently pull it up and out, as far as I was able to lean over the fenders with high intensity lights (and my failing eyesight) it looks like there are a few crimps around the radius of the screen where it inserts into the MAF body. A couple of hooking tools (yeah will definately keep from dropping them into the MAF) might ease them out if what you say pans out. If not, how does that MAF sensor come out of the motor? I have not seen anything that would help me get it out (may even take it out before trying to remove that plastic screen, this way its more closely inspect'able).

Thanks for relaying some just pop out, still think it might be smartest to try it off the car (MAF) but if thats too much of a job to get to, will try a few hooking tools to lift it out as you proffer.