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Old 17th August 2013, 14:44   #1
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Hi all,
My cdt lost power coming home from work yesterday. Had a quick search on here and the Maf sensor soon became the chief suspect . I unplugged it and "bingo" ! All was fine again.
Whilst doing the search, cleaning the Maf could be on option rather than buying a new one, provided I use the correct cleaner. I couldn't find what the "correct " cleaner is. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to what cleaner I should try ? Hope someone can Help.

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Old 17th August 2013, 14:52   #2
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Hi all,
My cdt lost power coming home from work yesterday. Had a quick search on here and the Maf sensor soon became the chief suspect . I unplugged it and "bingo" ! All was fine again.
Whilst doing the search, cleaning the Maf could be on option rather than buying a new one, provided I use the correct cleaner. I couldn't find what the "correct " cleaner is. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to what cleaner I should try ? Hope someone can Help.

Regards Mark
Either something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CRC-AIR-SE...586#vi-content

or a good contact cleaner http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_255223

Just stay away from carb cleaner as it will leave a residu and rather than cleaning the MAF you'll make it worse
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Old 17th August 2013, 15:16   #3
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Thanks Vmax. A trip to Halfords tomorrow for me then. Thanks for the swift reply. Watch this space and will post up the results of cleaning the Maf . Polly (my car) is running fine with the maf unplugged but will give cleaning it a go.

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Old 17th August 2013, 16:20   #4
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IPA 170 from Maplins worked for me, standard electrical cleaner did not.
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IPA 170 from Maplins worked for me, standard electrical cleaner did not.
you beat me to it, I was just going to suggest that, a litre tin from Maplins will cost you about a fiver. IPA = Isopranol Alcohol.
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Weird, as the cleaner from Halfords contains the same amount of Isopranol Alcohol as IPA 170
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Old 17th August 2013, 17:10   #7
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The one I used was a cheap contact cleaner, if it contains Isopranol Alcohol in the same amounts it must work.

Just to add these will only work on a dirty MAF as apposed to a damaged one.
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Thanks Spyder & RPWC. We use ipa at work in an ultrasonic tank. If Halfords spray doesn't work, will try the ultrasonic tank. Worst case scenario is a new Maf so willing to try all suggestions.

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Hi VMax, spder, rpwc.
I havn't had chance to do anything today. On Our hols to Turkey in 2 weeks and weather here this morning ruled out a visit to Halfords because I don't have a garage ! Spent today sorting suitcases out etc and calculating funds, My wife ,Joanna , at short notice was in Australia for 2 weeks for her sister's graduation as a Doctor of summat or other. She was in Brisbane and did all the whale watching trips and basically fitted a month into a fortnight........ then missed her flight home ! As a a result and £875 ish later, funds are also tight. When she got home, she got a 3 minute telling off swiftly followed by a big hug !
Reading advice on here, Polly will be fine for a couple of weeks with an unplugged Maf. Our hol is all inc so will have some spare pennies when we come home.
Once again, Thanks for your help and advice and I will post up results of the cleaning attempts and/or replacement results.

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Old 18th August 2013, 16:52   #10
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Your car will be fine for more than a few weeks. I have run mine with the MAF unplugged for about 10k miles now. It runs fine and pulls well. Average mpg = 47.
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