sup org,

lately ive been noticing a lot of people posting concerns of mostly maf related problems. im all for asking questions but this tread is to mostly eliminate this as a factor.

does your car idle rough in drive?
is your auto shifting all stupid?
are you getting poor fuel economy?
did you notice a loss in power?

CLEAN YOUR MAF

crc maf cleaner is the best way to go about this.
if you have a factory intake and are not mechanically inclined folow these easy steps and you will have a squeaky clean maf in no time.

1) unsnap the four clips holding on the airbox lid
2) loosen the clamp on the intake duct (8mm or flathead)
3) gently wiggle the whole thing out of the vehicle
4) a ratcheting wrench works the best, reomove the four 10mm bolts from the upper lid
5) clean away

the instructions for the cleaning process is on the can.

the screen is for air flow stabilization to the hotwire so false readings do not arise. cleaning this is also a good idea. i recommend cleaning your maf every second oil change to keep you max running great.

i hope this was helpful
THANKS ORG.

 

I would help with pics, but I don't have a stock intake... Anyone want to complete this wonderful how to with pics of them working on their stock intake?

 

 

unforunatly i also no longer have the factory air box thus the lack of pictures

 

i cleaned mine w rubbing alcohol and a plastic bag. i had the time when i was in school. no removal pics tho.

 

stock airbox?? what is this stock air box u speak of......

 

nor do i have a stock air box anymore

 

Cleaned mine and its still shot good thing I have one that should be arriving today

I recommend cleaning it every oil change or every other like maxed out suggested because if you go too long with no cleaning there is no coming back.

 

i had this issue must say after the cleaning bigggg difference

 

Good idea, my gas mileage is about 18.5. i was looking for ways to improve it, so I will definitely try this today.

 

I'm going to add that 100K is far to long to be running the original primary o2's.........

 

I need to clean mine soon. I used to run an oiled K&N filter and I'm sure my sensor has some oil on it from those days.

 

Mine was good, just cleaned it and now it's shot. I need a new MAF lol.

 

If u clean an maf when its on it way it will go out.

 

Hm maybe mine was on its way out? lol

 

Until I see symptoms that points to the MAF, I will not touch that sensor. Cost too much to be tampering with although I know you can get them from the classifieds for cheap...and what's with the entire forum without their stock intake?? Am I the only one still with mine?

 

(Relatively) stock intake user here-cleaned my sensor today and noticed it seemed to pull harder afterward. Def worth it for the price.
Just hit 200k today too on the stock MAF. Never had any trouble from it, but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.

 

From me you mean?

 

Going on 218K here with the stock (untouched) MAF. And I'm the only owner since 9/94, so I know the MAF has never been cleaned, or even looked at. Stock air box too.

Oh yeah, the car still runs fantastic (knock on wood, of course!).

 

So I just cleaned the maf. Car starts put it in drive. When I hit the gas the car revs to 1000 then dies. Awesome.

 

sometimes when there on the way out and you clean them they die altogether did u plug it back in and mak sure all intake hose clamps are tight if u need a nother maf there are some for sale in the classifed section i have 2 for sale and others have some for sale also check to make sure u pluged it back in and that all hoses were hooked back up

 

yes everything is hooked up correctly. probably should have never touched it now

 

what did u clean it with

 

mass air flow sensor cleaner from advance auto parts

 

did u mess with the element in the middle of the maf

 

what element do you mean?

 

this one

 

yeah the spray did hit that a little

 

try a cotton swab and gently rub that sensor see if it help

 

Here's a video, a little long, but helpful. http://www.streetfire.net/video/how-...sorw_80603.htm

 

Well do u guys drown the MAF with cleaner or spray directly on it???

 

Swabbed it and took it out for a drive. Now it wouldn't go past 2k rpm.

 

maf dead cars in limpmode

 

awesome. only way to get it out of limpmode is to get a new maf? or let it sit and hope it works?

 

new maf u can buy new there bout 300-400 bucks or get one in the classifieds

 

would this work?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MAXIM...Q5fAccessories

 

i would assume so dont know anything about that brand maybey some one has bought one here on the org and did a review bout it

 

I can sell you a used maf. It works but the only thing is that one of the screw holes is broken off.

 

yo dough i dont think he wants to buy used i offered to sell him one also since i have 2 for sale i think he wants new

OP heres a link about ebay mafs http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-any-good.html

 

too many horror stories with ebay MAFs. Eightball has the AZ reman MAF and its been working good. its also $220