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TechnoTurkey



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MAP Sensor - Clean Yours!
If you haven't ever (or recently) removed and cleaned your MAP sensor then get on the case!

It takes all of 10 mins to remove it and clean it with a can of clutch/brake cleaner and it can make a world of difference to the performance of your TD5.

Mine was covered in gunk (EGR now removed) and after a quick spray and wipe the vehicle pulls much better. My TD5 was frequently serviced before I had it but I suspect this had never been done...
Post #614197 3rd Apr 2017 11:20am
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bankz5152



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Also worth pulling the whole inlet manifold off and giving it a good clean, took me less than an hour to strip mine off, clean it and refit. With the addition of a Provent 200 the inlet is still almost spotless!
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Oakseywick



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Thumbs Up Not being massively mechanical minded is there a step by step guide you could share for cleaning map sensor with pics
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bankz5152



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Inlet manifold is the big tubular silvery thing on the left of the engine
Map sensor is in the middle of the inlet manifold with wires going to it
Undo the two bolts - 8mm spanner I think
Remove sensor
Clean
Replace


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Oakseywick



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rustandoil



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Interesting, I will give this a go... any gasket involved?
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TechnoTurkey



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No gasket, there is a rubber O ring on the sensor but it should stay on the sensor and behave itself!
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rustandoil



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Spot on! This will be interesting, mine has never been cleaned in 140k miles....
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Intercept



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A Nanocom check of mine at the weekend showed no variance in the MAF sensor signal with RPM. Despite this it goes like a rocket - especially above 2000RPM. I doubt that a clean will fix mine but I'll be giving it a try later.

John
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roel



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there is a difference between the MAF (Mass air flow) and MAP (Manifold Air Pressure) Mr. Green Roel

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Intercept



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Of course! I should've read the removal instructions Embarassed
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Caterham



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A thoughts. Did you 100+mile drive this morning and I noticed for the last hour or so the ultraguage was showing an inlet temp of -3c. It did fluctuate a little and got to 2c?

It appears to be back to normal now - thoughts please?

Cheers.
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MadTom



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Check for a short circuit or probably some damaged wires. Lower resistance means lower temperature. And this can be result of low temperature or a short circuit. "Drobek" = The Small One - Discovery 2, "BlufĂ­nek" = The Blue Thing - Defender 130, and for me at least Ford Mondeo Smile
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Caterham



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Thanks MadTom.

I'll have a look but again today all appears fine. Seems like it was simply so unexplained blip.......

Perhaps?
Post #642697 9th Aug 2017 8:01am
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