I have a major problem on my MAF. I took it apart to clean it in hope that maybe it just need to be clean. but now it doesn't seem to work at all. Any way i can bypass the MAF sensor until a new MAF comes in? In case your wondering, the car acts like the MAF sensor is unplug all the time now. Before it would do this something, which is why I thought it might just need to be clean.

 

I hope you don't mean you dissasembled the actual MAF! What did you clean it with? Double check your connection, but if it's shot, the only thing you can do is replace it.

 

Well, what I did was unscrew the 4 screw that held the little connector piece to the MAF and clean it with CRC: QD electronic cleaner and also the screen on the MAF sensor. Didn't spray any into the opening from the connector piece because I didn't know what exactly was in that piece. So now my car doesn't seem to want to run any longer with the current MAF sensor.

 

Are you talking about the 4 screws that hold the MAF to the airbox, or did you take apart where the wires plug in?

 

There are 4 screws on the MAF itself, they are really small. look near the plug

 

If those are the ones you took out, you probably shouldn't have! When people talk about cleaning the MAF, they are usually reffering to using electrical cleaner or rubbing alcohol and Q-tip to clean the contacts on the connector, and the little sensor that's in the tube between the screens! IMHO, the best way is to spray the cleaner through the MAF, and use rubbing alcohol and q-tips to clean the contacts. Take it apart again and make sure you didn't break anything. hopefully that works, if not, you're going to have to find a new one.

 

yeah. I tried taking one apart once, but it wasn't playing along so I just stopped (didn't want to risk breaking it).

The problem is you have to remove those screens to clean the sensor part. I havent really looked into it much

 

You can either spray through them with the cleaner, or just glue 'em back on. Carefully.

 

Thanks for the reply. Guess the MAF sensor is toast then.

 

That's what we're all hear for. I know I've done boneheaded stuff! Try calling wreckers first for that MAF.

 

You should have asked! Oh well. But for future reference I use my dishwasher to was my MAF in my volvo. It worked great after that. Before it would just randomly cut out durring left turns and when I was getting on freeways