twitchy

Everyone repeat after me:

"I will remove my MAF sensor and clean it!"

I did this yesterday, took 10 mins, used some rubbing alcomahol and a qtip to clean out the inside of it which apparently conducts electricity through the whole inner surface of the tube as well as cleaned the little dangly wire thinghy..Car Idles better, feels a bit smoother and peppier and seems to be using less gas although ill withold judgement on that till I drive some more

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JasonNagra

Is there a reason why you used rubing alcohol to do this? Is there a beter way to fi this like just blasting it with a spray? Does intake/throttle spray work? Does car cleaner work?? Just wondering cause I would like to clean mine as well.

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twitchy

i have a can of throttle body cleaner for instance

it says "leaves a lubricating film behind" so I didnt use that...You could probably use brake cleaner but I had the rubbing alcohol and qtip already

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Var

carburetor cleaner and a soft toothbrush and tlc

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Uniac

The last time i did mine i just used the break cleaner, it went from chugging like i couldn't drive stick, to well you know, nice.

Ghettokracker71

damn,I need to try that! lol....my MAF is no good according to my mechanic,it wasn't idling right....I bought a used one from nightwalker,but it hasn't come in yet....thanks for the tips

Alcohol won't mess it up or anything ,would it?

mistaanime

shiet..I should do that too...! but it looks clean..maybe it's the electric part..hopefully it saves me gas..cuz..it's hella expensive now!

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TiNMAN

seems more like a free tune up, lol.

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twitchy

cant loose anything if you try...well unless you break it

Thunderchicken

Electrial contact cleaner works great.

TiNMAN

can i use the stuff i use on my Rane fader? lol, rane mixers are the best in the universe, no lie. lol

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Chernobyl

I've been meaning to clean mine for a while. Just did it... rubbing alcohol and a Q-tip. The only part you need to clean is the tiny thermistor. I didn't feel a difference....

twitchy

Isnt there current going through the whole thing?

I definitely felt a difference...maybe yours wasnt dirty

Chernobyl

S13 and S14 MAFs are different. There isnt much to clean on the S14 one.

Badass240SX

So can I use brake cleaner?

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twitchy

i think that you CAN use brake cleaner


the only reason I didnt is cause i didnt have any

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nightwalker

GhettoKracker, it's not there yet? Dam postal people. Let me know when you get it. I'm going to go clean mine now. My car seems to be using more gas lately.

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DRFT

hmm....this can be my problem also, but seems though...after i replaced my fuel filter and fuel pump my gas mileage went down from 275-300 down to 200~

Ghettokracker71

....yep,sounds like its that!

nightwalker:not yet....I haven't gotten the mail for today though....I'll let you know when I do get it