{"id":4636,"date":"2024-09-22T11:39:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T08:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=4636"},"modified":"2024-09-22T11:39:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T08:39:10","slug":"how-to-clean-the-airflow-sensor-step-by-step-kenyantraffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/how-to-clean-the-airflow-sensor-step-by-step-kenyantraffic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to clean the airflow sensor step by step @KenyanTraffic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easy step by step guide on how to service an automotive mass air flow sensor, though appearances may vary the process is similar for most vehicles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Difficulty Scale: 3 of 10
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\nBegin with the car on level ground, in park with the emergency brake set.<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1<\/b><\/span>\u00a0– Locate the mass air flow sensor located in the air intake portion of the air filter or intake tube.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Step 2<\/b><\/span>\u00a0– Once the sensor has been located, release the wiring connector to the sensor.<\/span><\/p>\n

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REMOVING MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Step 3<\/b><\/span>\u00a0– After the electrical connector has been removed, loosen and remove the sensor mounting screws.<\/span><\/p>\n

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REMOVING SENSOR MOUNTING SCREWS<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Step 4<\/b><\/span>\u00a0– Next, carefully lift the sensor from the housing while taking note of the sensor’s orientation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REMOVED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Step 5<\/b><\/span>\u00a0– After the removal of the sensor, use sensor safe carb cleaner to clean the contaminated sensor element.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SENSOR SAFE CARBURETOR CLEANER<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Step 6<\/b><\/span>\u00a0– The sensor element becomes contaminated due to the large amount of air which passes by the heated element while the engine is running.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SENSOR ELEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Step 7<\/b><\/span>\u00a0– Use carb cleaner to spray clean the sensor element. The cleaner quickly dries or compressed air can also facilitate the drying process.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CLEAN ELEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Step 8<\/b><\/span>\u00a0– Once the sensor has been cleaned and allowed to dry, gently reinstall the sensor into the air tube housing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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REINSTALLING SENSOR<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Step 9<\/b><\/span>\u00a0– After the sensor has been reinstalled, insert mounting screws and tighten.<\/span><\/p>\n

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REINSTALLING SENSOR MOUNTING SCREWS<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Step 10<\/span><\/b>\u00a0– While rechecking sensor installation, insert the sensor electrical connector to complete the job.<\/span><\/p>\n

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REINSTALLING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Once the service has been completed, start the engine and allow the computer to recalculate feedback data and make necessary adjustments. A mass air flow sensor service is an important part of an\u00a0engine tune up\u00a0and should be performed at regular intervals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: This article first appeared on 2carPros.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Easy step by step guide on how to service an automotive mass air flow sensor, though appearances may vary the process is similar for most vehicles. Difficulty Scale: 3 of 10 Begin with the car on level ground, in park with the emergency brake set. Step 1\u00a0– Locate the mass air flow sensor located in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1660],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance"],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pej6K6-1cM","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIY-Clean-Mass-Air-Flow-Sensor-on-FJ-Cruiser-magaripoa.jpg?fit=940%2C1110&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}