How To Clean A Ford MAF Sensor - Simple & Effective
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2012
- Cleaning a Ford mass air flow sensor. This procedure should work on most Ranger Mustang Taurus F150 etc. from the 1990's and 2000's. After doing this, my truck performed much better. Smoother running, and more responsive. I used paint thinner and denatured alcohol with a cotton swab.
This vid shows many things of what NOT to do. Always use the correct Torx type driver on the bolts (unless your sensor uses the Phillips type). Never use paint thinner. It us much stronger than most people believe. Your auto parts store should have MAF sensor cleaning spray - not to be confused with carb cleaner or brake cleaner. Never touch the wires with anything. The spray is all you'll need and it will evaporate completely. Please, take my advice against what this guys shows you.
Do not use brake cleaner or anything else but Mass Airflow Cleaner or you will ruin it. MAF cleaner is available at any auto parts store.
This video shows exactly what NOT to do. You Should use for Fords; A T-20 safety Torx for the MAF sensor screws and a "QD Electronic Cleaner", nothing else !!!
You can buy the "Security" torx drivers at Ace Hardware.
Or you can just buy a can of MAF sensor cleaner for $4 and do this job in 30secs
I know this is old , but it would help to demonstrate the problem before the repair . Then once you complete the repair , demonstrate that also .... This way it gives the viewer a clear understanding of what was wrong and how this fixed it ..........
I usually don't leave negative comments but bro that is a very goofy way to clean a maf sensor just spray it at a distance and use a lot of maf cleaner ,that's just ....different lol,have a good day and spray that thing every oil change
THIS IS HOW CLEANING THE SENSOR WIRES 2000 YEARS AGO BEFORE TRUMPY BORN.
they are called tamper resistant screws cuz they don't want you to mess with them.
paint thinner to clean a MAF.........you must be joking? NEVER, NEVER, NEVER use thinners, use proper MAF cleaner. Some MAF wires are coated, and thinners will dissolve this and destroy the MAF completely. You might be lucky, though. Some are not coated and don't mind the coating left behind by the thinners.
That was awesome! You actually showed the technical, tiny parts up close so us dummies can I actually see what you are talkin about! Thanks a lot brother
The bits needed are in a $7-10 bit set at Harbor Freight Red Plastic case
I wouldn't make this a common practice viewers. Like the person said spend 4-5 bucks for maf sensor cleaner....A conservative amount of electrical contact cleaner can be used in an emergency. You have some very good videos posted, keep it up.
Thanks for the video, it was helpful to see how to remove and clean the MAF. However, I would recommend using the proper cleaner, such as CRC Mass Air Flow Sensor Cleaner, which can be found at most automotive stores for around $7 or $8. It dries almost instantly, and does a great job.
Everyone here who is still experiencing issues with idling, surging etc. Try cleaning the Throttle Body and the IAC ( Idle air control valve) in ADDITION to cleaning the MAF. Doing the IAC clean tmrw morning before work :)
Thank You for this home remedy to buying MAF Cleaner at $12. Worked great
The wires are actually resistors, The electrical resistance changes with the amount of air flow . A cotton swab with electrical contact cleaner will work . A new mass flow sensor will cost you about $80 at an auto store ,and is easy to change.
I have a similar elderly pickup, a 1994 Mazda B4000. Same as a Ranger, really. In that era, Ford was building them for Mazda so the parts are mostly identical. The little wires were well-coated in soot on mine.. One thing extra I did was swab out the area where the little wires live. It's some sort of venturi or director, probably to "de-turbulantize" the air to get a good representative flow sample. If that's dirty too, it would affect the accuracy, no doubt.
Check for vacuum leaks too. Also the fuel filter. Good luck!
Thanks - learned everything I now know about MAF from you in the last 6 minutes and 40 seconds. My 2005 Ford Explorer died on the side of the road today with the same symptoms it had 6 weeks ago, which turned out to be the MAF. When I go back to the garage tomorrow I will have a better perspective of what they tell me. Only thing, the ODBII codes the engine put out were indecipherable - when I googled the codes there doesn't seem to be an accurate table for what I am seeing.