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YOUR RESEARCHMAF cleaning
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Run bit rough and leveled out
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Did this a week ago...took the maf out sparayed it with crc cleaner a few times, let it dry and put it back in...intially ran a bit rough and leveled out after driving the car few miles.
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Open valve (it's spring loaded and a strong spring!) and clean around opening so it can seat better when closed.
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You can change your air filter while you got it apart.
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I recomend drowning the MAF by using 1/3 1/2 can of spay.
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Did this a week ago...took the maf out sparayed it with crc cleaner a few times, let it dry and put it back in...intially ran a bit rough and leveled out after driving the car few miles.
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I am sure this has been touched on before. Did the search and saw alot on the topic. I have CRC brand MAF cleaner. Just wanted some up to date input, and if there is anything special I might need to know before proceeding.
Grazie!!
Did this a week ago...took the maf out sparayed it with crc cleaner a few times, let it dry and put it back in...intially ran a bit rough and leveled out after driving the car few miles. Not much too it.
MAF's degrade over time. I consider them consumables. Here is a cheap place to buy them.
non egas '99 only - $155.96
egas '00 to '04 - $216.51
http://www.autohausaz.com/search/pro...0Mass%20Sensor
Easy job. You can change your air filter while you got it apart. If I remember correct, take off air box, spray CRC on rag and wipe down residue around butterfly valve. Open valve (it's spring loaded and a strong spring!) and clean around opening so it can seat better when closed.
Maf's do not degrade overtime. There is nothing to degrade. Like a light bulb, it either works or it doesn't. I have Bosch MAF's 10+ years old with 200,000+ miles on them and they read like brand new. I collected 7 MAF's from a local BMW dealer a few years ago that had been thrown out and each and every one of them were in perfect working order. Most Maf replacements are unecessary, but that's the world we are in. Don't bother figuring out what the problem is, just start replacing parts.
[QUOTE=Marc Gelefsky;7321907]I beg to differ, the MAF is a pretty common issue../QUOTE]
It's not an issue due to their failure but people's lack of understanding how they work.
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