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Old Jan 7, 2008, 03:05 PM
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Clean MAF while car running?
Heard this... Wise ? in order to help in clean the intake pipe/track? Wasn't sure this was a wise suggestion and wanted to run it by a few people...

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Heard this... Wise ? in order to help in clean the intake pipe/track? Wasn't sure this was a wise suggestion and wanted to run it by a few people...

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Not a good idea especially w/ the car running. Just take it off and clean it; even though the fluid dries quickly it can get sucked into your turbo which probably isn't too great for it.
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^^yeah just take it off with the car off!!!!........whenever you can avoid getting anything sucked into turbo then AVOID it!!......
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Agree w/ taking it off. Be very gentle with the sensor also. It is delicate.
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Old Jan 7, 2008, 06:49 PM
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Take it off the car.....spray the sensor with some MAF cleaner. Put back on the car. That is ALL you need to do.
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fair enough :]
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If it is on the car running, it will be recieving all kinds of wierd signals while you are jacking with it.
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