how to clean your maf sensor

[Mitsu power]

Hey guy how do you clean your maf sensor

[RBphoto]

Hey guy how do you clean your maf sensor

From my experience, Dont. One little mistake and $900+ down the tubes.
Some ppl spray with carb cleaner. Don's see why this would ever get dirty in the first place.

[TurboDrive]

Use CRC Electrical Contact Cleaner.

Using the search option is nice:

http://forums.trinituner.com/forums/vie ... r+cleaning


also

http://forums.trinituner.com/forums/vie ... highlight=

[Dave]

mafs do get dirty cause no air filter or air intake system is perfect and esp when using k&n or oild filters, some residue of the oil would contaminate it and thus give wrong readings

some quick tips
- clean when stone cold and re-install when dried
- always use a cleaner that doesn't leave a residue, electrical cleaners/contact cleaners work best
- reset ecu when finished so that readings are correctly read by it

[Z Tourer vtec]

Excellent! So do you just spray on the contact cleaner and leave to dry...or you should wipe it with a clean dry cloth after?

Also, what is the correct procedure for resetting the ECU ?

[De Dragon]

Excellent! So do you just spray on the contact cleaner and leave to dry...or you should wipe it with a clean dry cloth after?

Also, what is the correct procedure for resetting the ECU ?

Disconnect your negative battery terminal for about 10 mins.Reconnect and you're done.

[bluespeed]

Excellent! So do you just spray on the contact cleaner and leave to dry...or you should wipe it with a clean dry cloth after?

Also, what is the correct procedure for resetting the ECU ?

You should just spray it and leave it to dry.....DO NOT WIPE.......
you can also use a spray bottle with methylated spirit/rubbing alcohol and spray it also and let it dry for itself.......

[cacasplat3]

great info...saw the CRC contact cleaner yesterday for $30 at a small parts place.

[TheBoostLord]

yeah i did this already on the gdi lancer. smoother idle resulted.

[V2NR 3.0]

Pretty easy to clean...just cleaned my own one

[_moti_]

i clean mine regular as it is always dirty.
running car with no air filter sometime when waiting for it to dry stupid K+N.
will change my filter yes

[V2NR 3.0]

Could this contribute to a leaning issue ?

[turbohead]

these maf sensors are not supposed to be cleaned as the operate on a hot film basis. as a pre-start up this hot film in the sensor activates an goes up to about 1000'f(might be wrong on the temp is somewhere around that range) with that it burns off any debris that is residual on it. comment. my 2cents

[V2NR 3.0]

Oh...i didnt know that. Interesting point for conversation