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    How to access and clean MAF on a 2.8

    All, need some help and advice. I want to clean the MAF on a 99 2.8. I have read the posts on the 3.0 motors but the layout seems a bit different on the 2.8.
    The MAF seems like a fragile part so I didn't have the confidence to just have a go without checking with you all first, so any one who has preformed this on a 2.8 I would really appreciate some step by step info on how to proceed.

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    Thanks in advance

    Tuck

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    Hopefully someone with a 2.8 who has done this can help you Tuck....

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    Quote Originally Posted by AB View Post
    Hopefully someone with a 2.8 who has done this can help you Tuck....
    Thanks AB, this forum has already helped. I went out to clean the MAF with the 3.0 instructions in my head, about to start undoing screws near the plug plate. Realised had 4 screws not 2 like the 3.0 so decided to come back in and check. Then starting reading about others who have broken the soldering behind the plate after removing the 4 screws. Result is a soldering job or new unit.
    From what I understand on the 2.8 the required action is just unplug and remove the MAF unit and simply clean it out with CRC MAF cleaner without touching any of the internal sensor bits. Then reinstall, plug back in and assess if improvements have been obtained.

    Be great if some one who has preformed the task before could advise if this is correct and add any advice.
    Thanks in advance.

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    G'day Tuck that's exactly what I do every service. Unscrew the mounting bolts and simply spray the MAF specific cleaner up into the sensor without disassembling it. Pulled one apart on a ford once and it was a nightmare to reassemble, so I have learnt my lesson.
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