looking for advice on cleaning a MAF sensor. recently installed a Banks RamAir which was extremely noisy and didn't seem to do much so I returned it. Now it seems as though my truck is sucking the gas which makes me think oil from the filter is on the sensor.

Thanks,
Mark

 

Spray it down real good with MAF cleaner let it dry completely and I would disconnect the battery to let the computer reboot.

 

Yeap... goto autozone or your local auto parts store.. they will have either "MAF cleaner" or "Quick-dry electronics cleaner"... both are the exact same.

Spray it down real good (DO NOT touch the wires, or place the spray flow to close to them.) and let it dry. Disconnection the battery while doing this is a good idea.. it'll reset the computer and force it to re-learn the parameters.

 

sorry for digging this up but should i remove it completely from the truck and bring it inside to clean?

and do i clean the connectors wit the same product? the part you plug in?

 

what kind of allan key is that on the MAF do they sell those at sears?

 

its a special torx bit bolt head. you can find them at autozone as well. i believe it is a size ten. i could only find a set of 6 so just pick that up making sure it has at least a 10 or 9 and make sure they are the bits with the hole in the center.

 

K just got back from lowes and they had the bits.

the head is a T-20 also got the 6pack

anyway its tolate and snowing atm and tomm when i go and do this im probley going to have to reset the computer correct? when i do this how will i drive after the reset? will i baby it so it can recalibrate or romp on it?

 

Just drive it normally.

 

Ditto !!!