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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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what products can and cannot be used to clean the maf?

brake cleaner
ether
soapy water
electronics cleaner
...? what else?

if you put down something, please include whether it is good or bad.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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NO brake cleaner Melts/disloves plastics
?? ether
No soapy water
Yes electronics cleaner CRC QD Electronic Cleaner works good
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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yes for rubbing alcohol. That's what I used on mine
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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I second the rubbing alcohol w/ a q-tip.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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I would leave it alone.... but thats just me....
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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I would leave it alone.... but thats just me....
Well there are times when it's necessary to clean it such as if you run a K&N or a filter that gets oil on your MAF. There could be other reasons. But I had a bunch of black crap on the q-tip I was using to clean the sensor after I was experiencing a weird problem on startup (car kept trying to idle at 2500RPM). Cleaning the MAF fixed the problem.
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 03:58 AM
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Ive always used the 'non-clorinated' brake cleaner, its not as harsh.
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 09:18 AM
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Ive always used brakekleen with no problems but electrical cleaner would be the ideal stuff to use
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I would only use electrical component cleaner. Brake cleaner is not the same, it is a little more harsh of a chemical and can leave some residue.
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brakekleen does not leave a residue....it evaporates on contact.Do you really think it would be used on brakes if it left any residue?yes it is a bit more harsh then electrical contact cleaner but it works just the same.
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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 08:35 AM
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yeah..i used brake cleaner on mine (assuming that the evaporation would leave everything clean) and it worked fine. i cleaned it after getting codes saying banks 1 & 2 were running lean. it fixed the problem for ~ 300 miles, then the code reset so i began questioning myself. however, i found the problem this weekend (vacuum leakS), but the maf still functions perfectly.
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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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CRC now sells a maf cleaner. I got mine at Pep Boys.
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