Cleaned MAF, replaced filter.. WOW!
I highly recommend changing your airfilter together with cleaning your MAF guys especially if it has been a while since you last did it..
Car pulls much harder now with a perfect idle after i replaced my SE filter with OEM paper and cleaned my MAF., i kid you not at least 15-20% gain in power.. Total cost 29 dollars!!
OEM paper filter $15, temper resistant star bit set $9 ( you need size T20 only but they had it as a set in autozone), CRC electrical parts cleaner $5.. Best 30 bucks i ever spent!!!..
p.s: I am not saying SE filter messes up MAF.. In my case it has been 10K miles since i put it in.. !!
I highly recommend changing your airfilter together with cleaning your MAF guys especially if it has been a while since you last did it..
Car pulls much harder now with a perfect idle after i replaced my SE filter with OEM paper and cleaned my MAF., i kid you not at least 15-20% gain in power.. Total cost 29 dollars!!
OEM paper filter $15, temper resistant star bit set $9 ( you need size T20 only but they had it as a set in autozone), CRC electrical parts cleaner $5.. Best 30 bucks i ever spent!!!..
p.s: I am not saying SE filter messes up MAF.. In my case it has been 10K miles since i put it in.. !!
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Impressed!!
i had my doubt that cleaning MAF will make any difference as far as performance wise - esp with my M since it's fairly new and only 12K miles. but curiosity got the best of me so i got a can of CRC MAF cleaner and spray the living day lights out of my MAF - BAMM!! what the?? i can't believe the difference. it is like driving with sports bottom on. throttle response is much quicker and you can actually feel the power gain. no freaking way this works but it does!!!! thanks for the heads up post. there is another similar post on cleaning the MAF early last year. very very useful tip
from now on i will clean MAF every time i change oil - a must in my book. here is couple pics
4-10 hp gain? you think i am a chump? ... or maybe it really works? ...it does dude don't get the cheap torx set from Autozone. the hole in the center is not even in line. i had to enlarge it and it still does not fit right. get the good security torx T-20 from other store like the hexagon torx bit shown on right
i had my doubt that cleaning MAF will make any difference as far as performance wise - esp with my M since it's fairly new and only 12K miles. but curiosity got the best of me so i got a can of CRC MAF cleaner and spray the living day lights out of my MAF - BAMM!! what the?? i can't believe the difference. it is like driving with sports bottom on. throttle response is much quicker and you can actually feel the power gain. no freaking way this works but it does!!!! thanks for the heads up post. there is another similar post on cleaning the MAF early last year. very very useful tip
from now on i will clean MAF every time i change oil - a must in my book. here is couple pics
4-10 hp gain? you think i am a chump? ... or maybe it really works? ...it does dude don't get the cheap torx set from Autozone. the hole in the center is not even in line. i had to enlarge it and it still does not fit right. get the good security torx T-20 from other store like the hexagon torx bit shown on right
Seems that the guys from US were very impressed by the simple cleaning of the MAF using CRC Mass Air Flow Sensor Cleaner .
I've been searching for it in Dubai (Ace Hardware and others) but unsuccessful so far.
Anyone knows whether the spray is available somewhere?
If not I'm (or anyone else) willing to do a GB for this product
http://www.autobarn.net/maairflsecl1.html
just to compensate the high shipping cost.
The good part is that they ship to UAE but the bad part is the cost: $70 shipping where the product is $6.49.
So it would make sense to get more items if it gets shipped.
I've been planning to get it on my own but if someone else is interested would be helpful in sharing cost while getting the same end product.
Maybe with Ayhan's or Bruno's help we can have this done easily.
Dragos.
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