Mass Air Sensor cleaner

Ringmaster · 03-08-13, 06:22 PM

Chaps,

Is there an aerosol cleaner specifically for cleaning Mass Air Sensors?

Is it available at Halfords etc?

Thanks

JoshB3audi · 03-08-13, 06:51 PM

Save yourself some money take it off the car and use brake cleaner and use a cotton bud to do the little probes if you can get to them

Make sure it's dry before you put it back

Ringmaster · 03-08-13, 08:09 PM

Hmmmm...... interesting...

I was going to use carb cleaner and or electrical contact cleaner but was led to believe they were too aggressive.

Thanks

JoshB3audi · 03-08-13, 09:16 PM

I also clean out idle air control valves with brake cleaner works brilliantly
But it's all I've ever used on MAF's on call sorts of cars

msh · 03-08-13, 10:21 PM

The stuff in this case is, of course, carb cleaner.

msh · 03-08-13, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoshB3audi

Save yourself some money take it off the car and use brake cleaner and use a cotton bud to do the little probes if you can get to them

Make sure it's dry before you put it back

Presuming we're talking about hot wire MAF, not KE-jetronic potentiometer, you are giving tips how to destroy it

One should NEVER touch the wire with anything - the only thing that could have be done is some spraying with carb cleaner, that's all.

Error404 · 03-08-13, 10:26 PM

carb cleaner

Ringmaster · 03-08-13, 10:44 PM

Thank chaps... looks like finding a specific MAF cleaner ain't straightforward anyway.

03-08-13, 06:51 PM	#2
JoshB3audi Hybrid Hater!!!! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 528	Save yourself some money take it off the car and use brake cleaner and use a cotton bud to do the little probes if you can get to them Make sure it's dry before you put it back __________________ Mr Sarcastic!!!!!!!!

03-08-13, 09:16 PM	#4
JoshB3audi Hybrid Hater!!!! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 528	I also clean out idle air control valves with brake cleaner works brilliantly But it's all I've ever used on MAF's on call sorts of cars __________________ Mr Sarcastic!!!!!!!!

03-08-13, 08:09 PM	#3
Ringmaster Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,335	Hmmmm...... interesting... I was going to use carb cleaner and or electrical contact cleaner but was led to believe they were too aggressive. Thanks

03-08-13, 10:21 PM	#5
msh 4 ring whore! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rucava, Latvija Posts: 3,816	The stuff in this case is, of course, carb cleaner.

03-08-13, 10:26 PM	#7
Error404 Thobbing Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Staffs Posts: 490	carb cleaner

03-08-13, 10:44 PM	#8
Ringmaster Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,335	Thank chaps... looks like finding a specific MAF cleaner ain't straightforward anyway.