[V6-12v] Check/clean those MAF sensors - NO CARB CLEANER???

[Rob Andrews]

I wouldnt use a brush either.  You take a chance in damaging it, and it is
very delicate material

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Mihnea Cotet
> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 12:40 PM
> To: Dan Simoes; Joel Lenorovitz
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com; v6-12v at audifans.com;
> conner at cfm.Ohio-State.edu; mancubus99 at hotmail.com;
> damien_gaboury at uqac.uquebec.ca
> Subject: Re: [V6-12v] Check/clean those MAF sensors - NO CARB
> CLEANER???
>
>
> At 13:16 7/05/2002 -0400, Dan Simoes wrote:
> >Carb cleaner will very likely kill your MAF.  I wouldn't do it.
> >If anything, put the MAF in a baggie with alcohol and swish it around
> >for a bit.
>
> Dan, could you give us a more scientifical explanation for
> the reason carb
> cleaner would kill a MAF, please? I did once and it didn't
> seem to hurt so
> I'd sure like to know how dangerous it actually is...
>
> Thanks and regards from Belgium,
>
>
> Mihnea
>
>