Hi I did do some research. My question is since I can not seem to find any MAF or electric contact cleaner here in Germany can I clean the MAF with carburetor cleaner? If not ideas on what I may be able to find here in Germany would be nice. What happened was I was driving back from Wiesbaden when I received the old check engine light followed by a ABS and PSM off lights. Since I was on the Autobahn I just stopped at an ESSO and unhooked my battery for 1 min and cleared the lights for the trip home. Soon afterwards while passing someone in 5th at around 5500rpm the ABS and PSM light came back on, this time I just turned the motor off and restarted clearing the lights. What I have read is that there are 2 causes for this with one being the brake sensor and the other the MAF and with the above circumstances it would be the MAF. Which brings me back to the opening question what can I clean it with here in Germany and if this does not work what is the latest version for a 2000 C4 egas car.
Thanks
I will check back later but today and tomorrow I have 100,000 people here in my small town of Baumholder for Rheinland Pfalz Tag and have several functions to attend,
thanks in advance.

 

Yes, carb cleaner is fine, or starter fluid.

 

Or brake cleaner.

 

You only want to use brake cleaner on brakes and even there you should really think twice about it before accidentally getting overspray onto a painted surface. The big problem in this case is that the MAF housing is cast in 30% glass filled Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT-GF30) and brake cleaner is usually some wonderful combination of methylene chloride and perchloroethylene. Both of which can (depending on the concentration) dissolve PBT. The same warning applies to carb cleaner and starter fluid which are basically acetone and xylene but not all brands are the same. If you are going to use this stuff consider finding the material safety data sheet (MSDS) for the product and check the ingredients list for compatibility with PBT or any of the other engine compartment resins (PP, PEEST, PA6.6) that it will come into contact with. In this case you might be better off soaking (and manually agitating) the sensing element (and not the whole housing) in denatured alcohol.

 

What Jason means to tell you is, in laymen's terms is: It will melt your ****.

That is the non-technical version.

 

Oh, that's what he said! Hell, even I can understand "It will melt your ****." Thanks for the translation!

 

So let me see, soak it in rubbing alcohol. If that is the case then I can do that with no problem. I just could not believe my eyes when I was flying down the autobahn in some nice curves and then came the PSM and ABS light, I thought what the heck is going on!
Thanks for the input. Outside that just set with MP Beck for 4 1/2 hours watching a parade, beer was free!

 

You really need something with a higher concentration than the rubbing alcohol sold at your neighborhood pharmacy. If you already have some then go for it but otherwise maybe check out an electronics store for a sprayable pcb cleaner?