CLEANING MAF QUESTION

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29 September 2008, 06:21 PM

PJF

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CLEANING MAF QUESTION

Hi, got a question i've read a post on here which talks about cleaning a maf sensor with brake cleaner, does anyone know if this works?

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29 September 2008, 08:28 PM

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DO NOT clean it with brake cleaner it is very fragile. The heaviest thing i would use is contact cleaner

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29 September 2008, 08:39 PM

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Mine were running crap waay bk but didnt throw cel/faultcode.......suspected maf from the symptoms,cleaned it put bk on got cel light, so at least i knew for sure lol ,didnt change anything cleaning it.

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29 September 2008, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ciaran

DO NOT clean it with brake cleaner it is very fragile. The heaviest thing i would use is contact cleaner

So so fragile it can't be cleaned. And the pistons are made from milk chocolate..!

Give it a clean with some carb cleaner, just be careful not to damage the sensor.

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29 September 2008, 10:16 PM

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Thanks for the info guys, i will stay well away from brake cleaner but i think i will still have ago at cleaning it. If i do brake it i will try and pretend it was already broke