Should I clean a hot wire maf ?
#1
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Should I clean a hot wire maf ?
I think that I have this correct but could be wrong !
Car is a 1998 Forester T/tb (the un-mappable ecu) and I can see a thin wire filament stretched vertically when the big air intake pipe (just after the air filter) is removed. This I assume is the hot wire maf ??
Now if I want to clean it to remove the possible oil/muck film contamination then I can spray it with carb cleaner but is it safe to wipe the filament--very-very--gently with a cotton bud or is it best left alone, ie , just sprayed ?
Cheers
JBL
Car is a 1998 Forester T/tb (the un-mappable ecu) and I can see a thin wire filament stretched vertically when the big air intake pipe (just after the air filter) is removed. This I assume is the hot wire maf ??
Now if I want to clean it to remove the possible oil/muck film contamination then I can spray it with carb cleaner but is it safe to wipe the filament--very-very--gently with a cotton bud or is it best left alone, ie , just sprayed ?
Cheers
JBL
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I think carb/brake cleaner wholly evaporates off.
So best take the MAF off at night, spray it liberally, then hang it up in the shed to drip off and evaporate fully - should be perfect on the morning.
If you're impatient, you could try using an airline at a petrol station to blast the residue off...
So best take the MAF off at night, spray it liberally, then hang it up in the shed to drip off and evaporate fully - should be perfect on the morning.
If you're impatient, you could try using an airline at a petrol station to blast the residue off...
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but is it safe to wipe the filament--very-very--gently with a cotton bud or is it best left alone, ie , just sprayed ?
They are very brittle and prone to damage
(evident when I once accidentally dropped a MAF housing on the carpet - The wire filament broke making it nothing more than a expensive paper weight )
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