jb9999 0 Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Is it ok to use carb cleaner to clean the maf or will this kill it? Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 i have mate and mines ok Link to post Share on other sites
jb9999 0 Posted April 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Cheers Russ. I'll sleep tonight now, seeing as I cleaned it with it without asking first. What a muppet! Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 lol its ok mate unless ur using a really cheap carb cleaner most are compatable although most people dont realise it,we use carb cleaner at work for everthin,and i work for vw so u got no worries mate Link to post Share on other sites
jb9999 0 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Cheers mate, always nice to have something confirmed by someone in the know. Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 lol no prob mate Link to post Share on other sites
mightyvr6 0 Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Surely you should use electrical contact cleaner if you want to clean the element? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 I had water over mine (due to putting the car in a ditch before Christmas) and just dried it out and the car has run fine since. Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I heard the maf heats up to some stupidly high temperature to burn off anything thats on it just after engine start, i think anything that isnt corrosive should be ok? although i'd be surprised if it needed cleaning, mine after 80k looked fine.. Link to post Share on other sites
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