Cleaned my MAF....
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Cleaned my MAF....
and the truck feels like it is running stronger than I remember it running for awhile. Highly recommend any other high mileage truckers do the same. I went to Checker and got some Electronic parts cleaner, no residue, and sprayed the MAF down really well inside, was about $5 I think. I need to make another 1/4 mile pass and see where I'm at with the new mods I have since my last time at the track.
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So is it a myth that cleaning the MAF with anything but air might damage the little wire sensors? Because I'd really like to clean off the oil residue from before I installed a blow by catch tank.
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Originally Posted by kitronic
So is it a myth that cleaning the MAF with anything but air might damage the little wire sensors? Because I'd really like to clean off the oil residue from before I installed a blow by catch tank.
The blow-by from your engine does not go through the MAF. It works by vacuum and goes directly into the intake manifold. If there is oil on your MAF it is oil from filters like the K&N which have filter oil srayed directly on them. If they are oiled too heavily the oil can come off when the air passes through them and get deposited on the MAF. The oil gets burned onto the wires in the MAF by the heat in the wires and the oil residue reduces the ability of the sensor to read changes in air volumn or density. This can cause the A/F ratio to go a little lean and cause the engine to perform poorly and affect the shifting of the transmission as well.
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