Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior MAF sensor cleaning

i think mines dirty causing some problems in my car anyways couple of questions
1. how often am i supppose to clean it
2. what cleaner do i use(best one?)
3. do i need to take off the neg terminal on the battery when removing it?
4. i have the gen 2 aem intake, it looks like i have to take out the entire assembly just to access the MAF is there an easier way?
thanks guys

You only have to clean it if your CEL comes on. Other than that, you shouldn't have to worry about it.

But here's some photos and instructions:
https://celicahobby.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/67215/maf-sensor-how-to-clean.html

i thought the aem cai gen2 had poor fitment on celicas. how is it? you happy with it? was the fitment bad?

nope no cel but iam having trouble with idle and it might have some oil build up from the filter from the last time i cleaned the filter but i wanna see if it would solve my problem

what's a CEL?

Check Engine Light

Hey guys, I have an automatic 2001 Celica gt, it's starting to have some issues. When I start the car now, it idles very rough/low and causes shaking. I have to review the gas to keep it idling. It shifts perfectly fine, but now when I try to accelerate it wants to act like it's not getting any gas. Recently changed oil, fuel filter and air filter. Could the MAF sensor need cleaned? When I was driving it today, it decided to not accelerate even though I put pedal to metal, and had to push it off the road.

1.rough idle
2. Acts as if it's not getting fuel