While waiting for your reply, I did much research elsewhere on the internet and found the following;
The MAF is a platinum wire that indicates air flow by heat and resistance. If the MAF is "dirty" it may not operate correctly. It may not be cooled by the intake air flow correctly and then cause an incorrect value to be passes to the ECU (engine control unit) or ECCS (engine concentrated control system) (the computer) which may cause the ECU to incorrectly limit the fuel to the engine. This would cause the engine to run lean which would cause the engine to run at a higher temperature. It was recommended to spray the MAF with carburator cleaner only, not touching the internal wire physically. This I did and after an extended drive, the results are; no loss of power and the engine maintains a steady temperature. This being said, there was one other factor that could not be duplicated, the outside air temp. The problem occured on a day when the temp was 30 celcius (85 F). The temp was 20 celcius (70 F) for the after cleaning run. Both times the air conditioner was on to try to duplicate load and conditions.
I would like to state, I never indicated the enging was "overheating". I only stated it was running warmer than usual. The fluids in my radiator are clear with no particulate matter contamination.
Your solution seems to be in error.
Sunday, September 12th, 2010 AT 7:36 AM
