KA MAF Cleaning Question

[jamied311]

Ok... Last night I took my air filter and maf off of my car. When I put it back on this morning the engine started to sputter, which it never did before. Does it sound like the maf needs to be cleaned? And if so would I clean the stock KA MAF the same way as this one ? http://www.q45.org/maf.html

[jamied311]

ttt

[180fan]

clean it with a bunch of carb or brake cleaner. don't spray directly on the element, just let it flow into the holes where the mafs wire is located.

[da40]

k and n has a kit so u can clean the filters specially designed to clean the filters the right way only like 20 bucks

[srpowered240sx]

crc has a product called mass air flow cleaner. its a spray like carb cleaner, but a little less caustic chemicals. it dries with no residue and is made to clean all the kn oil and junk off the element. try a parts store.

[Bronze MFP]

if you cant find the stuff srpowered240sx was talking about, just use brake cleaner. carb cleaner leaves an oily residue behind and will affect the MAF's operation.

[srpowered240sx]

word, the brake cleaner is better in substitution. btw, heres a link to an online retailer.http://www.midwayautosupply.co...19596

[94 Q45]

Hi, after reading the post I still don't know how to clean the MAF sensor, do I actually clean the filament(wire) on the MAF or the plastic piece around the MAF, and also do I spray on the filament directly or spray on the whole MAF sensor. Thank you for the explanation.

[180fan]

don't spray directly at it. It'll bust up the thin wire. Let the solvent flow over the sensor.

[jes_96]

Ya .... what 'hector da 40' said.

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I cleaned mine as described above last weekend with Gumout. Worked fine. Got rid of my little 'off idle' sputter.