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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 10:19 AM
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I now know that it's not a good idea to touch a MAF sensor, but I did. Does this effect my MPG? It seems that since I touched it, my MPG has dropped to about 10 MPG. But my gauge cluster resets everytime I crank my car, so I've never kept up with miles per tank.
Do yall think I could improve my MPG my getting a new one? Do yall think it harmed anything?
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Well, I do know, the fact is, if the MAF is reading improperly it can run rich. So essentially, it could. But is it? I don't know.
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Did you happen to bend or break any of the little wire "fingers" inside the MAF?
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They are all there, but I may have bent them. I was cleaning all the dust out of the inlet tube thing and hit them.
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How exactly where you cleaning it?
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with a microfiber towel
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Not good at all. Try to find another MAF you can borrow and test it. And why does your cluster "reset???"

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Dude,.. MAFs should just be sprayed down with cleaner. NEVER touched! I agree with the above statement,.. get another one and test it.
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I know I should'nt have touched it, I didnt mean to. I guess I will get new one and see if it helps. I dont know why my cluster resets, I've read that a lot of 99's reset. Thanks, Colby
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