i know the TB can be cleaned with brake/carb cleaner, also plan on cleaning the A.I.T sensor at the same time...

 

but the question is, can i use brake/carb cleaner to clean my maf sensor??

im thinking obviously leave it to dry thoroughly before re-fitting

 

cheers

electrical contact cleaner and leave it to dry out

Submerse the MAF with Isopropal (Maplins or RS spares) in a freezer bag & give it a good shake. It evaporates quickly so only takes a few minutes before you can refit it. Last time a I did a MAF with carb cleaner it died 3 days later.

ah, i do not want that to happen

Use a MAF spray cleaner.I use this and I still have the original MAF,still strong

going to nip to halfords in a sec and buy brake cleaner for the TB and A.I.T sensor and electrical contact cleaner for the maf

 

will report back if it makes a difference

I bought ebay MAF Cleaner, did the trick 12 months ago.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Air-flow-meter-MAF-cleaner-Toyota-MR2-Rav4-Yaris-Corolla-Supra-Aygo-Celica-Auris-/380839472494?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item58abcd2d6e

Just cleaned my maf... weirdly when I took it appart and took a look it didn't look dirty :-s

 

Nevertheless, I have given it a dam good spray with electrical connection cleaner and its now Sat drying out 

 

TB tomorrow in good light 

Update.... 

 

All I have to say is EEK!! :-o 

What a difference that made, throttle response better, pick up noticeably better... goes like clappers!!! 

It didn't even look dirty but by heck it's improved the car 

 

Throttle body tomorrow and I wouldn't mind betting that's coked up to hell

let's hope the maf wouldn't fail after the contact cleaner

Shouldn't do.. That's what it's designed for mate 

Shouldn't do.. That's what it's designed for mate 

Trouble with using contact cleaner is that most of them have a lubricant & leave a residue which attracts dirt.

I will be doing it once a month because it's easy to do :-)

Shouldn't do.. That's what it's designed for mate 

 

I can assure you contacts aren't the same thing as mafs

Trouble with using contact cleaner is that most of them have a lubricant & leave a residue which attracts dirt.

 

no they don't.. specific contact cleaners are very powerful grease removers.We are not talking about WD40 witch is a multi purpose stuff

no they don't.. specific contact cleaners are very powerful grease removers.We are not talking about WD40 witch is a multi purpose stuff

Wrong. I have to use contact cleaners in my work all the time, & most of them leave a residue.  WD 40 isnt contact cleaner.

WD40 is also a contact cleaner.

All specific contact cleaners wich I ever used were bone dry grease removers,Sonax is one of them.Will degrease even your hands and turn your fingers white

Whatever.

just get new maf ,  in my experience cleaning the maf doesnt work , it will die sooner or later