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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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How and what do you clean the MAF with?
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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Electrical contact cleaner from Radio Shack and a few q-tips, be very careful obviously. It is a good idea, it solved my detonation problem.
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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I gotta do this soon....what's this stuff cost at Radio Shack? A few bucks?
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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CRC makes an aerosol MAF cleaner that you can pick up for about $4 at any autoparts store. *shrug*
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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you can use rubbing alcohol as well. Just use qtips and be careful
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CRC makes an aerosol MAF cleaner that you can pick up for about $4 at any autoparts store. *shrug*
THE BEST--I use CRC...USING Q-TIPS IS STUPID ....if your parts are not new.
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
THE BEST--I use CRC...USING Q-TIPS IS STUPID ....if your parts are not new.
Guess I'll use that then....
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
THE BEST--I use CRC...USING Q-TIPS IS STUPID ....if your parts are not new.
I've used qtips on 4 different cars and they worked on all of them. Just dont be retarded when doing it
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Spraying w/CNC MAF cleaner is the safest. Just spray it a couple of times and it evaporates. You are done.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 11:28 AM
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Another vote for CRC. Works great, why not use the product that is made for the use. Its cheap and you dont need to worry about anything. Yes alcohol will work but why bother with a q-tip when you have a spray made for it. Its not cheaper to use a q-tip in this case.
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Nappa sells MAF cleaner in a spray for like $5.
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I'll have to see if any of the local parts stores carry the MAF cleaner some of you are talking about. So far, using good old house-hold rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle has worked well for me.
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Originally Posted by stevied916
I've used qtips on 4 different cars and they worked on all of them. Just dont be retarded when doing it
AGREED...
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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I often do you guys clean your MAF's?

I haven't done mine in like 2 years....
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