My car had been running like crap for a while so I finally had a friend to log some data on it. Found out the maf was reading real low, like 178 g/s at 5200rpm and the O2's were real lean. Cleaned the maf last night at his suggestion and OMFG. Feels like a new car again. Hasn't run that good since I bought it. Wish I'd thought of this a year ago. Thats all. Just thought I'd share.

 

I done that about a year ago w/ some alcohol. WOW.

The dirt on the electrodes can really cause some false readings.

Feels like a brand new car

 

how do you clean it out. just poor some alcohol on it. i know the sensors are really sensitive. so i figure you can't actually touch it with anything

 

I want to know this to, how do you clean it, I know my car could use it.

 

I popped the screen out by removing the big ring clip with a screwdriver. Then I hosed the whole thing down the brake parts cleaner. After I knocked the loose stuff off with the brake cleaner I took a q-tip and soaked it with the cleaner and gently rubbed on the sensors. They came clean pretty quick. Then I hosed it off again with the brake cleaner. Let it dry, cleaned the screen off real good, put it back together and voila.

 

do you seperate the housing and take out the sensor or leave it in while cleaning, i know your not suppose to touch it. I don't have that screen I took it out and it isn't going back in.

 

Dont take apart the housing. If you have no screen just spray some brake cleaner or contact cleaner in there and spray some on a q-tip and carefully wipe the 3 resistor looking things clean. They wont break if you're gentle. They're stronger than they look.