[Shotimes] Lean stumble before sencondary kick in

[Leigh Smith]

Good point, I'm not sure of the chemical he used. I'll have to ask. He did
say it was one of the dirtiest MAF wires he'd seen in a while. He recommends
cleaning them about once every 2-3 years.
Lee
Guess I'll have to find those bits since I'm planning on keeping this SHO
longer than that!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Fisher" <dataflash@yahoo.com>
To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Lean stumble before sencondary kick in


> The last time I cleaned one I used tuner cleaner. I
> don't think I'd want to use carb cleaner on the sensor
> hotwires.
>
> Ian
>
> > >
> > > No. I think the tech cleaned the MAF wire with
> > carb cleaner, or
> > > something
> > > like that. I know he had to remove the MAF module
> > with a tamper
> > > resistant
> > > torx bit that I didn't have.
> > > Lee
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Alan Fanning" <Awfanning@earthlink.net>
> > > To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 3:21 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Lean stumble before
> > sencondary kick in
> > >
> > >
> > > > Did you use the dishwasher or what? ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Alan
> > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Subject: [Shotimes] Lean stumble before
> > sencondary kick in
> > > > >
> > > > > Just cleaned my MAF yesterday on advice from a
> > very good tech. What
> > > a
> > > > > difference!
> > > > > I was getting random part throttle lean
> > stumble / misfire / bucking
> > > /
> > > low
> > > > > torque issues at times, 2000-3000 rpm, but
> > sporadic.
> > > > > Now it's all gone, and part throttle torque is
> > up a lot.
> > > > > Biggest symptom clue: If your car has a
> > definate power surge / jump
> > > when
> > > the
> > > > > secondaries kick in, like mine did, then have
> > your MAF checked out /
> > > cleaned.
> > > > > Now I can hear the secondaries kick in at 4000
> > but I can't feel a
> > > thing,
> > > cause
> > > > > the power output has no spikes/peaks/jolts,
> > it's so dead smooth!!
> > > Just a
> > > > > slight power swell now, no neck snapping jolt
> > like before. :-)
> > > > > Lee
> > > > > 90k miles and 10 years of dust must not be
> > good for a MAF sensor
> > > wire.
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