stupid question. how do you clean an MAF? its plugged in because i dont have a CEL

just for the hell of it. could it just be unburnt fuel?

 

Just pull out the MAF and clean it with a soft cloth and a bit of soapy water (no harsh chemicals). Then make sure it is fully dry.

Sure, it could be unburnt fuel, but that much unburnt fuel on a stock car is not normal. You need to get that checked out man. Something could be very wrong...

 

its weird though. the only time i see smoke is when i rev it right after a start up. thats mainly the only time it does it. and if i didnt rev it after a start up. the first time i punched it after a start up it would smoke.

 

Hey man, it's your car. If it doesn't bother you than I guess it's no big deal.

 

as long as my car is fine it doesnt bother me. i just dont want it blowing up or anything stupid like that. my cars my life. it doesnt happen when my cars warmed up. its only the first inital "vroom" lol. i'm supossed to do an oil change tomorrow but its royal purple. but i dont understand how the oil could be too thin becuase its the same weight as the regular oil. 5w30

 

Why wouldn't you just get it checked out by the dealer? That's the beauty of warranty. Tell them that you've had it for several thousand miles (a little bit) and that it's been getting worse lately. If you decide to go with the intake on, make sure that you don't tell them it got worse now that it is on.

As for the RP, I was just suggesting. RP is made differently (chemically) than other oils. If the other guys are sure that it's not the oil, than I believe them.

Maybe your stock tune is bad and needs a reflash?

 

i guess tomorrow i'm going to start with reseting my computer. then do my oil change(RP/i just bought it today). and if its dark black smoke that puffs out when my engines warmed up. i'll switch back to stock and take it in. if its light colored smoke only when i start up, i think i might leave it.

 

Black smoke usually means the gasoline is not burning right in the engine, the cai may cause this because the engine is taking in more air than gasoline therefore not igniting well in the combustion chamber. All you have to do is go and get it tuned.

 

You sure that's safe? Soap leaves a bad residue and water isn't really non-reactive. I've found the best stuff for cleaning a MAF is QD electronic cleaner or contact cleaner. I installed an intake on my jaguar and the MAF got oiled a bit. So I took the MAF meter out and just sprayed it with some QD Electronic contact cleaner my IT guy had and it fixed it right up. It was QD Electronic, 90% sure.

 

i didnt inhook my battery and have had the Injen intake on for maybe 300 miles no CEL yet