Want better fuel economy and and extra 4-10Hp at the wheels.

Want better fuel economy and and extra 4-10Hp at the wheels.

Postby Drew on Sun, 27 Jun 2010 5:51 +0000

Heres a tip, as some of you would have read recently my truck has seemed to have lost power, been using more fuel and the egts have gone up and up... Well on my quest to fix the problem i was refered to this little gem. It made sense right away as my trouble seemed to start right after the last service, in which they changed my air cleaner !!!.

So heres the tip... every now and then and after every time the air cleaner is changed clean the mass air flow sensor !!!!
I did it and well the power was right back up there, fuel economy droped 2L per 100km back to where it should be. The egts are still a bit high for me though but thats another issue.

Its easy to do just grab a can of Mass Airflow Sensor cleaner from super cheap etc some people use other sprays but these can damage the wires so ues the right stuff. Its that common crc make a specific product to do it. It even says on the can "better fuel economy and 4-10hp at the wheels, use after every air cleaner change"

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Next find the mass air flow sensor just after the air cleaner and undo the 2 screws.

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Remove the electrical connector and remove the sensor. You will see 2 wires with a little bulb on the end. In layman terms (My speak :mrgreen: ) These wires heat up and the cooling effect of the air passing over them tells the computer how much air is entering the engine and adjusts fuel to suit. So when these wires get dirty with silicone, air filter particles etc (and they can be very dirty but look clean to the naked eye) they have to heat up more to get to the same temp so the ecu thinks there is more air going in and dumps more fuel in than is actualy required.

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Make sure not to touch the wires with the spray nozle or fingers etc and do not drop the sensor as they are very sensitive !!!!!
Give it 10-15 good sprays then after it has dried replace the sensor, becareful of the o-ring as mine stretched on removal and had to be careful to get it to seat back in properly.

Now you done and away you go !!!! :twisted: :twisted: Full power is back and better fuel econoomy. This will work with both petrol and diesel models.
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Re: Want better fuel economy and and extra 4-10Hp at the wheels.

Postby JuJu on Sun, 27 Jun 2010 6:04 +0000

Cool, sounds like an ad for CRC :lol: , hafta give it a go though. I wonder how different the spray is from CRC contact cleaner, does it dry instantly?
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Postby simon89 on Sun, 27 Jun 2010 6:23 +0000

i use to do this on my old corolla on a regular basis. the other bit to the sensor actually reads the air temperature is what i was told. i use to lean mine with a can of contact cleaner. it just evaporates quickly. i also used a cotton ear plug and would soak it and gently clean the bulb looking part.
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Re: Want better fuel economy and and extra 4-10Hp at the wheels.

Postby Drew on Sun, 27 Jun 2010 6:28 +0000

Yeh it evaporates off right away. Contact cleaner is prob the same but some people use brake cleaner etc and this can damage it.... I might have to forward it to crc along with my resume lol
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Postby simon89 on Sun, 27 Jun 2010 7:05 +0000

for anyone that wants to try this be careful and dont use just any chemical. can damage it and i heard somehwere that denso sell these for $600+ so be careful not to drop it either.
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Postby Gulfstream8 on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 6:24 +0000

And this is a perfect example of why you shouldn’t use any type of “oil filter” like a K&N ETC
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Postby Hilux Max on Tue, 29 Jun 2010 1:24 +0000

I did this to my old mans Nissan Pintara in my younger years via some advice from an older so called "experienced" mechanic.....The CRC I used tore the wire and the car ran like crap....cost me over 300bux for a new sensor.......yeah I was happy......

like drew said, be very careful doing this.......
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Postby jap on Tue, 29 Jun 2010 1:41 +0000

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Postby VMN on Tue, 29 Jun 2010 7:59 +0000

Bought my can yesterday.
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Postby JuJu on Sun, 04 Jul 2010 2:36 +0000

You're the canary in the cage VMN, let us know whether you survive eh? :o
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Postby Steve9R on Sun, 04 Jul 2010 2:50 +0000

I did mine the other day too.. no problems at all.. mine was very dusty until i cleaned it with that spray.. Dont think you'll notice the 4hp though ! ;) but it cant hurt the economy..

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Postby jakelux on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 4:46 +0000

Yea, mine was pretty dirty, i think im up for a new air filter too.
Thought I'd post a few pics for the petrol heads as the air flow sensor is in a different spot on the V6.

Just undo the two bolts (10mm) on the engine cover and its on the left just behind the air filter.
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Two little philips head screws on the bracket and pull her out.
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Re: Want better fuel economy and and extra 4-10Hp at the wheels.

Postby Batman on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 5:13 +0000

Guys,

Did mine on Monday, didn't see much dirt or grot on the sensor, but gave it a good spray with the CRC MAF cleaner.

Didn't notice an improvement in power and didn't seem to make any difference to fuel economy either.

I would still recommend doing this periodically anyway... if you don't damage the sensor pulling it out or putting it back then giving it a clean can't hurt can it??

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Re: Want better fuel economy and and extra 4-10Hp at the wheels.

Postby Drew on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 8:44 +0000

Yeh definatly a worthwhile thing to do even if its just when changing the air filter. I noticed the power and fuel economy come back to where it was the same as i noticed it go out the window lol. So if you notice higher than normal fuel consumption and or a loss of power try it out.
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Postby Actilux on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 9:59 +0000

Thanks for the tip Drew. I cleaned mine last week, it was covered in greasy crap. I used a cotton bud too. Already notice less hesitation when planting the boot, i'll fill up on Monday to test fuel consumption.
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Re: Want better fuel economy and and extra 4-10Hp at the wheels.

Postby Steve9R on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 2:14 +0000

well ive run 2 tanks of diesel through mine since cleaning the MAF sensor.. and my economy has improved by .4l / 100 (down from 13.0 to 12.6) which is definately good (and thats WITH the sprint booster installed running on green all the time).. so i think it has made a difference to me..

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Postby jakelux on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 2:36 +0000

Thats pretty good..What air filter are you running in the beast steve? I'm up for a newy..
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Postby Steve9R on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 3:56 +0000

jakelux wrote:Thats pretty good..What air filter are you running in the beast steve? I'm up for a newy..


mines diesel mate.. Genuine Toyota filters for me..

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Re: Want better fuel economy and and extra 4-10Hp at the wheels.

Postby huffypilot on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 6:23 +0000

Excellent tip Drew.
I noticed someone was thinking about using contact cleaner , just be careful which type you use. I cleaned a $300 Wilco electrical plug at work with the wrong cleaner and it crumbled apart in my hands. :oops:
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Re: Want better fuel economy and and extra 4-10Hp at the wheels.

Postby Dluxv6 on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 7:21 +0000

Drew
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mine was covered in crap , doing the clean today will let know what happens
as i was down to 350k's from a tank of fuel :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

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