Old age must be catching up to me cuz I can't remember what to use or how to clean the MAF sensor.

If any of you have perfected this task please post up and help a Lightning Brother out!

PS, my truck is back up and running and I now have 200 miles on it. I'm gonna put 1.5K on it before I start hitting WOT runs.

I thank God for all of you who have helped me out with my truck both with tech info and financial aid!

wydopnthrtl (Rich) will be coming over this Saturday to do some data logging for me. Eric at Billet Speed Performance will be doing my tuning.

God Bless,

Suavy

 

Suavy, I gently cleaned mine with eletricial contact cleaner. I just sprayed it on the wire and then gently dabbed it with a Q-tip. Good luck!!! Jim

 

I'll give it a try tonight do you have to remove the sensor from the MAF tube?

Peace,

Suavy

 

no. just take the whole maf out of the truck.

 

surgical contact cleaner or rubbing alcohol... u wanna use something that wont leave a film on it...

 

I'd also recommend a foam tipped q-tip device, like a foam pad on a stick. I know that DLT Autoloader cleaning swabs work fine (if you happen to have a tape drive array at work haha). The Q-tips might leave hairs on the wire, but I may be getting a tad ****

 

If you don't want to leave a film, do NOT use rubbing alcohol... Use isopropyl alcohol with a q-tip instead. Standard rubbing alcohol (ethyl alcohol) will leave a film (not visible most of the time)...Isopropyl alcohol is what we always use to clean electrical components and computer interfaces. It will serve you better in the long run.

 

I've got a whole can of cleaner. You want me to bring it Sat?

Rich

 

I really wouldn't suggest touching the elements with anything. I would use some contact cleaner, or in a pinch some brake clean (NOT carb cleaner) and then a quick dry with a gentle shot of compressed air.

 

Sal is right.. I just take stuff like this for granted and assume everyone knows to not touch the elements. Good point Sal..!!

I've used electrical contact cleaner for years on many different cars and never had a problem. Just gently spray them down and let it air dry. I should add to *not* poke the straw in there either.

Rich

 

Yes, please thank's Rich

Peace,

Suavy

 

Good Point thank's Sal

Thanks everyone for your input. As much as I know about these trucks I didn't know this

 

most rubbing alcahol is isopropyl, at least that i have seen. if you want ethyl alcahol look towards you local liquor store.

 

I use "CRC QD Electronic Cleaner" - quick drying formua. Quick drying and claims it leaves no residue. I try and stay away from touching the little wires - it's just real easy to hang one up.

 

I stuck my hand in the end of the MAF housing the other day checking the inside lip of a C&L elbow when installing an airbox that caused it all to fit very tight together. Anyway, I was in a hurry as usual and jammed a finger against the MAF tube. I'm not sure if I hit the housing or the wire but I know I had filter oil on my fingers from the new filter. Afterwards, I am getting some surging at idle (with low 14:1 up to low 15:1's) now and it was steady 14.5-14.8:1 at idle and low takeoff. I had some of that CRC QD Electronic Cleaner and sprayed a good stream of it all over the tube and wire without removing it and then shot some air up the tube to help it dry. Nothing overpowering but it didn't fix it. I don't know if I screwed up the MAF wire or the new filter (read as CLEAN) is letting in more air.