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Can you use throttle body and air intake cleaner on a mass airflow sensor?

Can you use throttle body and air intake cleaner on a mass airflow sensor?

Yes, you can use a MAF cleaner on a throttle body, but you cannot use throttle body cleaner on a MAF. If you use the wrong kind of cleaner on the MAF sensor and it leaves a residue, it can burn a little wire if it’s a hot-wire MAF sensor. But on the throttle body, it cleans it perfectly good.

How is the IAC connected to the throttle body?

The IAC may be part of the throttle body or connected to the intake via a smaller intake hose, off the main intake hose. After intake air passes through the throttle body, it passes into the intake manifold, a series of tubes that delivers air to the intake valves at each cylinder.

Where does the air go after the throttle body?

After intake air passes through the throttle body, it passes into the intake manifold, a series of tubes that delivers air to the intake valves at each cylinder.

How are air intake manifolds used in engines?

Simple intake manifolds move intake air along the shortest route, while more complex versions may direct air along a more circuitous route or even multiple routes, depending on engine speed and load. Controlling air flow this way can make for more power or efficiency, depending on demand.

Why are there empty bottles in the air intake system?

Along the way, there may be resonator chambers, “empty” bottles designed to absorb and cancel out vibrations in the air stream, smoothing airflow on its way to the throttle body. It also does one good to note that, especially after the MAF, there can be no leaks in the air intake system.

The IAC may be part of the throttle body or connected to the intake via a smaller intake hose, off the main intake hose. After intake air passes through the throttle body, it passes into the intake manifold, a series of tubes that delivers air to the intake valves at each cylinder.

Where is the air intake hose on a car?

The air intake hose connects the air filter box to the engine throttle body. When the gas pedal is pressed, the throttle body opens so the engine can draw air through the air filter and air intake hose into the engine.

After intake air passes through the throttle body, it passes into the intake manifold, a series of tubes that delivers air to the intake valves at each cylinder.

Where is the throttle body on a fuel injected engine?

But that’s enough about carburetors… On a fuel-injected engine the throttle body is normally located between the air filter and the intake manifold, and is connected to the gas pedal mechanically with a cable, or electronically by wire.

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Ruth Doyle