Wolfy3769 2nd Gear August 11, 2010 Share August 11, 2010 Was using the K&N drop in filter... and i had heard abt that over oil will damage the MAF sensor.. I was wondering what is the effect on the car and drive if the MAF sensor was spoilt... I had recently clean the filter...but after that... i notice that my engine was very easy to ram.. abit on the accelarotor... the engine just go howling... nvr had this problem last time with K&N and my previous car... MAF sensor spoilt, will the car give any warning signal or warning light? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaNibOy Clutched August 12, 2010 Share August 12, 2010 If im not wrong, when ur MAF sensor clogged up, ur car idle wil b abnormal. The rpm wil jump up and down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfy3769 2nd Gear August 12, 2010 Author Share August 12, 2010 Hi is that the only sympton from a clogged MAF sensor? lucky.. so far the idle was smooth smooth.. no sudden jumping... thanks for the info. others if got other symptons pls share too.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear August 12, 2010 Share August 12, 2010 On 8/11/2010 at 1:30 PM, Wolfy3769 said: Was using the K&N drop in filter... and i had heard abt that over oil will damage the MAF sensor.. I was wondering what is the effect on the car and drive if the MAF sensor was spoilt... I had recently clean the filter...but after that... i notice that my engine was very easy to ram.. abit on the accelarotor... the engine just go howling... nvr had this problem last time with K&N and my previous car... MAF sensor spoilt, will the car give any warning signal or warning light? If you clean and oil according to the instructions provided in the cleaning kit, then there should be no cause for concern/alarm. Irregular idling would be one of the more common symptoms of MAF clogging or dirty throttle body. Sometime irregular idling can also be faulty engine mounts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyrofillica 1st Gear August 12, 2010 Share August 12, 2010 On 8/11/2010 at 1:30 PM, Wolfy3769 said: Was using the K&N drop in filter... and i had heard abt that over oil will damage the MAF sensor.. I was wondering what is the effect on the car and drive if the MAF sensor was spoilt... I had recently clean the filter...but after that... i notice that my engine was very easy to ram.. abit on the accelarotor... the engine just go howling... nvr had this problem last time with K&N and my previous car... MAF sensor spoilt, will the car give any warning signal or warning light? knn drop in is more free flowing, so being more free revving should be a good thing! it shd not be considered a problem. btw, where you go to buy the drop in filter. i also wanna buy and try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5936 1st Gear August 12, 2010 Share August 12, 2010 I used to clean my MAF senor with electronic contact cleaner spray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byond 1st Gear August 12, 2010 Share August 12, 2010 clean with electronic contact cleaner... every 10k km clean one time u can feel the effect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear August 13, 2010 Share August 13, 2010 On 8/12/2010 at 10:25 AM, Zyrofillica said: knn drop in is more free flowing, so being more free revving should be a good thing! it shd not be considered a problem. btw, where you go to buy the drop in filter. i also wanna buy and try. Speedworks. Genting Lane. Mr Loo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear August 13, 2010 Share August 13, 2010 On 8/12/2010 at 2:11 PM, Byond said: clean with electronic contact cleaner... every 10k km clean one time u can feel the effect Wow....every 10k....I thought clean once a year is good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini-itx Clutched August 13, 2010 Share August 13, 2010 Just clean the MAF sensor once in a while. Contact cleaner, carb cleaner etc all works. MAF used today is just a heated thin film wire (like those thin ribbon cables used in electronic stuffs). Air flowing thru it will cool the wire and register different resistance. Hence the ECU rely on this to check the amt of air flow. If oil is coated on the film, it will act as an insulation and the car may have erratic idle because of wrong amt of fuel injected. Its extremely unlikely for the oil to damage the sensor in anyway because the oil will not react with the plastic film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear August 13, 2010 Share August 13, 2010 On 8/13/2010 at 2:02 AM, Mini-itx said: Just clean the MAF sensor once in a while. Contact cleaner, carb cleaner etc all works. MAF used today is just a heated thin film wire (like those thin ribbon cables used in electronic stuffs). Air flowing thru it will cool the wire and register different resistance. Hence the ECU rely on this to check the amt of air flow. If oil is coated on the film, it will act as an insulation and the car may have erratic idle because of wrong amt of fuel injected. Its extremely unlikely for the oil to damage the sensor in anyway because the oil will not react with the plastic film. Thanks for sharing. My car does not have MAF sensor. It uses MAP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini-itx Clutched August 13, 2010 Share August 13, 2010 On 8/13/2010 at 3:41 AM, Yuan said: Thanks for sharing. My car does not have MAF sensor. It uses MAP. Mine uses MAP as well, thus no problems with oil! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear August 14, 2010 Share August 14, 2010 On 8/13/2010 at 4:41 AM, Mini-itx said: Mine uses MAP as well, thus no problems with oil! Actually, how do we know what cars use MAP and those that use MAF? I am curious about it..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5936 1st Gear August 14, 2010 Share August 14, 2010 I am quite sure they operate on same Hot wire principle. Anyone can double confirm? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonetics 2nd Gear August 14, 2010 Share August 14, 2010 (edited) i had experience before. the rpm just couldn't climb up no matter how much gas you step and the engine felt like dying and keep jerking(max speed about 20-30km/hr). alot of black smoke came out of the exhaust and CEL will light up. and i had to spent about $500 for a new MAF sensor. Edited August 14, 2010 by Turbonetics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear August 14, 2010 Share August 14, 2010 On 8/14/2010 at 1:52 PM, Turbonetics said: i had experience before. the rpm just couldn't climb up no matter how much gas you step and the engine felt like dying and keep jerking(max speed about 20-30km/hr). alot of black smoke came out of the exhaust and CEL will light up. and i had to spent about $500 for a new MAF sensor. Cos of the oil coated on the MAF? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfy3769 2nd Gear August 15, 2010 Author Share August 15, 2010 according to info form website... sometime it not the MAF faulty.. just dirty.. dirty can be due to many factors and not just due to K&N drop-in filter. some workshop just change the MAF sensor.. while good one will do the cleaning first before changing... just like my friend.. go AD due to aircon problem... say change cooling coil.. and also the aircon motor.. but outside... only change cooling coil and ONLY the bearing on the aircon motor... this save him $1500... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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