Cleaning MAF's

Sweety · 21-09-2013, 20:40

Hi guy's whats the best thing to use to clean the MAF ? Truck is pulling well but think the MAF is a little dirty & i've just fitted a K&N filter so there is a chance a little filter oil may have got on the wires. Would carb cleaner work ok ?

Paul · 22-09-2013, 09:27

Last time I did our's I used brake cleaner, didn't do it any harm..

jims-terrano · 22-09-2013, 09:37

I used "Servisol Switch and Contact Cleaner", I've seen it for sale in Maplin.

rustic · 22-09-2013, 09:46

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Originally Posted by Sweety

Hi guy's whats the best thing to use to clean the MAF ? Truck is pulling well but think the MAF is a little dirty & i've just fitted a K&N filter so there is a chance a little filter oil may have got on the wires. Would carb cleaner work ok ?

There are plenty of threads if you do a search, but you would need to be a full member to do that.

But I would have thought carb cleaner would be fine, but don't use WD40 or anything else that leaves a deposit on the wire.

Rustic

Terranosaurus · 22-09-2013, 11:24

Hi sweety - welcome back, just returned myself.

Carb cleaner or brake cleaner will be fine, both are just solvents that will wash any oil off.

Jim - not sure on contact cleaner its acidic and could attack the metal elements of the MAF, personally I wouln't have risked it but if you got away with it all well and good.

Sweety · 22-09-2013, 21:40

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Originally Posted by Terranosaurus

Hi sweety - welcome back, just returned myself.

Carb cleaner or brake cleaner will be fine, both are just solvents that will wash any oil off.

Jim - not sure on contact cleaner its acidic and could attack the metal elements of the MAF, personally I wouln't have risked it but if you got away with it all well and good.

Hi Terranosaurus hope your keeping well mate

i'll give the carb cleaner a go then as I tried contact cleaner on my last T2 & i'm sure it helped to kill that MAF. Going to give Nissan a ring to see what the price is for a new one as having one as a spare won't hurt & they were only £45 from the dealer

21-09-2013, 20:40	#1
Sweety Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Northumberland Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDI SE LWB Posts: 3,604	Cleaning MAF's Hi guy's whats the best thing to use to clean the MAF ? Truck is pulling well but think the MAF is a little dirty & i've just fitted a K&N filter so there is a chance a little filter oil may have got on the wires. Would carb cleaner work ok ?

22-09-2013, 09:27	#2
Paul Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North West Vehicle: 2002 Terrano 3.0 Di LWB Posts: 1,961	Last time I did our's I used brake cleaner, didn't do it any harm.. __________________ 2002 Terrano 3.0 Di LWB..

22-09-2013, 09:37	#3
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	I used "Servisol Switch and Contact Cleaner", I've seen it for sale in Maplin.

22-09-2013, 11:24	#5
Terranosaurus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: YORKSHIRE Vehicle: 2001 2.7 TDi T2 SWB Posts: 4,077	Hi sweety - welcome back, just returned myself. Carb cleaner or brake cleaner will be fine, both are just solvents that will wash any oil off. Jim - not sure on contact cleaner its acidic and could attack the metal elements of the MAF, personally I wouln't have risked it but if you got away with it all well and good.