MAF Cleaning - What brand of cleaner?

[BennyTRD]

This seems like an appropriate place to post this. I went outside today with the intention of cleaing my MAF. This procedure is not a specicically hard tast on any vehicle I have evern owned before, but, I'm confused on my 4Runner. This is what I am dealing with. It looks nothing like the MAF I have seen in other pictures in the various write ups and posts.

How do I go about cleaning this?? I was about to try and pry the top cover off (because there are no screws), but I hesitated for a minute and thought I would "Ask the Experts" one might say.

Is there somethign I missed when reading all the posts?? Help me out here guys.

[4x4Fink]

If you look closely inside of the that pinwheel looking thing, you will see the sensor wires that everybody is talking about.

Take a flashlight and look inside of it, you'll see em. You can just spray the cleaner inside of the pinwheel, it really can't hurt anything in there as long as you don't stick the tube down inside of it.

Hope that helps!

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[BennyTRD]

As simple as that huh?? Right on. By the look at all the other posts you could take the sensor right off the intake tube. But I guess they changed in later years. Thanks for clearing that up man.

[MTL_4runner]

As simple as that huh?? Right on. By the look at all the other posts you could take the sensor right off the intake tube. But I guess they changed in later years. Thanks for clearing that up man.

Ben, 96-98 4runners have MAF sensors like the one you have (in the pic) and the MAF sensor wires are very tough to access (need to look inside the "crosshairs"). The 99-02 4runners had a MAF like the one you see in alot of the writeups (or in my prior pics above) and can be removed by taking out 2 screws. It's a very good thing you didn't pry the top off that MAF of you could have cost yourself ALOT of money (those ones for the 96-98's are $300+!!!)

[Stevo3]

Actually MLT 4runner, Those are only on the 96 runners. And new from the dealer is $600, And a remaned one is $300 from napa/checker/autozone etc.

[4x4Fink]

Actually MLT 4runner, Those are only on the 96 runners. And new from the dealer is $600, And a remaned one is $300 from napa/checker/autozone etc.

I think Jamie is right. The type of MAF pictured is on the 96-98's. My buddy has a '98 and his is exactly like that. They changed them in '99 to the kind that you can actually seperate from the intake tube.

[DNAhilux]

i picked up some of that crc sensor cleaner/maf cleaner. and well funny enough it smelt and acted just like their QD electronic spray..

[BennyTRD]

Actually MLT 4runner, Those are only on the 96 runners. And new from the dealer is $600, And a remaned one is $300 from napa/checker/autozone etc.

Well it's on my 97. I typed the part # on toyotapartsales.com and came up with a cost of $669 MSRP. Thats nuts!!!

[MTL_4runner]

Actually MLT 4runner, Those are only on the 96 runners. And new from the dealer is $600, And a remaned one is $300 from napa/checker/autozone etc.

Steve, I still stand by my original statement as far as what type goes on what year vehicle.
....although my estimated retail price for a new MAF might be a tad off (retail is $455).

If someone is looking for a MAF part number 22250-20020, the same MAF was also on:

• 95-96 Avalon
• 96-98 4 Runner V6
• 7/94-96 Camry V6
• 94-96 ES300
• 94-95 Previa w/supercharger
• 95-98 T100 V6
• 95-98 Tacoma V6

[4x4Fink]

Actually MLT 4runner, Those are only on the 96 runners. And new from the dealer is $600, And a remaned one is $300 from napa/checker/autozone etc.

Steve, I still stand by my original statement as far as what type goes on what year vehicle.
....although my estimated retail price for a new MAF might be a tad off (retail is $455).

If someone is looking for a MAF part number 22250-20020, the same MAF was also on:

• 95-96 Avalon
• 96-98 4 Runner V6
• 7/94-96 Camry V6
• 94-96 ES300
• 94-95 Previa w/supercharger
• 95-98 T100 V6
• 95-98 Tacoma V6

As always full of information Jamie!

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