how to clean the mass air flow sensor

[ranger690]

I have the maf sensor off with the top of the air box and have maf cleaner I want to know do I unscrew the screws from the plastick thing where the wires attach or spray it into the hole behind the screen

Thanks

 

[93rev2sev]

remove the screws, carefully remove sensor, follow directions on can.

 

[rubydist]

The hot wire sensor is in the small hole of the mafs - that is the part you need to clean.

 

[ranger690]

how would you go about doing that, I already removed the screws and cleaned the sensor wires that come out with the plastic piece with maf cleaner

 

[Ishodu]

Just spray the wires. Don't touch them with anything. All you need to do is spray them then replace the sensor.

 

[fdogg96]

remove the screws, carefully remove sensor, follow directions on can.

Which can? You should had specified CRC Maf cleaner. Believe it or not, people have tried to clean a MAF with electrical cleaner and ruins it.

 

[Ishodu]

Which can? You should had specified CRC Maf cleaner. Believe it or not, people have tried to clean a MAF with electrical cleaner and ruins it.

I never heard such a thing, 99% chance the MAF cleaner is electrical contact cleaner.

 

[shobote]

I use the same electronics cleaner on the MAF as I use to clean the controls on my $7k Roland Keyboard and it works great; likely same thing as MAF cleaner; a light, short chain hydrocarbon / aromatic solvent.

 

[gmorrell]

I've used carb cleaner, or even brake cleaner in a pinch, you could even just (carefully...) swish the wires around in a bowl of Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA). Many "electrical contact cleaners" have a contact lubricant with the solvent carrier, and this lubricant might adversely affect the MAF's performance, but it's generally such a lightweight lubricant that I doubt it would hang around terribly long on the hot sensor wires.

 

[Eric VerValin]

Ok guys.. riddle me this... I just got a can of that for fun as I couldn't find my old one.. anyway... the can says to put it on hot wires.. soooo... how long do you think they will stay "hot" or warm ... sounds like I should leave a clamp semi loose.. run the car, **** it, unplug it, then spray it right away?

Seems a little weird.. some MAF's aren't so easy to get to.. Mine is easy where the sample tube is.. I just found it funny it said hot or warm wires... something that small would be cold in a second I would think...