you're goign to regret that the one year you do it for no real reason and find an $800 repair bill because you buggered up

 

Just cleaned mine the other day.

 

I clean mine with every oil change.

 

I have a 2005 Coupe and what must be the tamper proof Torx heads. See picture below...



Where do you get a Torx tool with a hollow center?

 

ha...same boat! Hrmmm

 

You can get a torx security bit from many hardware stores. I am not sure what size that is. Might be a torx-20 or torx-30.

 

Sears didn't seem to have them.

I'll try Home Depot and Lowes on the way home tonight.

 

just leave it in and spray through the tube

 

Yea, I could.

I just like having the right tool.

 

Get yourself a flat head screw driver small enough to fit in there and snap that piece in the center off ... I did that on my 05.

 

Hardware stores won't have them.

Auto stores will more likely will. I got a set of these to remove my old maxima airbag stuff (was parting). Luckily the kit also had the right size for the maf.

 

Oh yea...you can do that...haha...i forgot that. No wonder i don't remember using my torx driver to get the MAF sensor out.

 

I finally tracked down a set of reasonably priced "Security Torx" wrenches. It helps if you know that they are also called "Tamper Proof Star Bits" too. I got them at Advance Auto Parts for a little over $10 for the whole set. Here's a picture of the set I bought.



I also wrote a more complete DIY article with pictures, if any of you are interested.

 

Thanks JB for the writeup!

i cleaned my MAF sensor today. I'll write a followup later this week.

 

One thing I have found out, is that if you buy about 4, 2 liter bottles of Club Soda, the carbonated water, spill em in a big container, and then dip your intake tubes in there, you will see the water start acting just like it does when you put peroxide on a cut. Also do this with the actual intake filter and it works wonders. Of course never even let the actual MAF sensor near water, just blast it with the MAF cleaner. Then get a long rag and dry inside the tubes completely, and let the tubes and air filter sit in the sun for about 2 hours, to dry all moisture out. With the MAF cleansing, re-oil your intake filter, and you should see even better results.