More and more drivers are trying to maintain their vehicles on their own. This results in considerable cost savings because modern cars necessitate more and more maintenance and are made up of more and more technical parts that lead to new breakdowns or inconveniences. One of the complications that affects more and more Nissan Leaf owners is a clogged air flow meter, which will result in a loss of power and black exhaust gases. In this article we are going to look at how to clean the mass air flow sensor of your Nissan Leaf? . First, we will show you how your mass airflow sensor functions and its usefulness, second, why it may be relevant to clean this sensor , and at last, how to clean the mass air flow sensor of a Nissan Leaf .
Utility and operation of the mass air flow meter of a Nissan Leaf
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So we start our content with the operation and point of your Nissan Leaf flowmeter.
The intent of the mass air flow sensor on Nissan Leaf
The mass air flow sensor is a part that has been developed actually quite recently and specifically outfitted on diesel models. In actual fact, with injection engines, the fuel and air intake has become very precise and it is therefore necessary for the ECU to know the exact volume of air loaded into the engine to adapt the actions of complementary intake parts such as the injection or the EGR valve, if you have problems with the EGR valve on your Nissan Leaf, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content on this subject.
Mass air flow sensor operation on Nissan Leaf
Now, we are going to have a look at how it functions, before trying to clean the mass air flow sensor of your Nissan Leaf , you must already understand how it works to do this maintenance act properly.
The mass air flow sensor is therefore specifically there to collect data on the air intake of your car. To do this, it must be set up just after the air intake of your Nissan Leaf, i. e. just after the air filter. It is a pipe outfitted with a sensor that will analyze the air in the intake and transmit the data to the ECU of your car.
Why clean the mass air flow sensor of a Nissan Leaf?
The mass air flow sensor of your Nissan Leaf can have complications and this is what we will try to find out and discover what complications you may be struggling with!
Mass air flow sensor complications Nissan Leaf
Here are the different complications that the air flow sensor of your Nissan Leaf can generate:
- higher fuel consumption: Because a dirty flow meter will actually bring about higher fuel consumption because of poor air flow…
- Power loss: Related to the same issue, this lack of air can generate a loss of power to your engine.
- Difficulties starting the car: Finally, one of the last traditional complications associated with a dirty flowmeter will be that your Nissan Leaf will have more issues to start the vehicle.
How do I clean the mass air flow sensor from a Nissan Leaf?
After reviewing the operation and concerns that the flowmeter can generate, we will look at how to solve these complications by explaining to you how to clean the mass air flow sensor of your Nissan Leaf . You should know that this process is actually quite basic to execute and you will not need advanced mechanical abilities to do it yourself, a good method to avoid a trip to the workshop and a steep bill. Discover below the different steps to follow to execute this maintenance act:
- After having based the mass air flow sensor of your Nissan Leaf , you will have to dismantle it. To do this, act delicately, but you will just have to disassemble it on both sides of the air duct and detach the electrical plug on top of it.
- Once taken apart, you will be able to proceed to the step cleaning the mass air flow sensor of your Nissan Leaf . This sensor will, over time, get dirty and its two “filaments” that will give information to your computer on the quality and temperature of the air will no longer be able to collect data properly, it is in this sense that it will disrupt the operation of the engine of your Nissan Leaf. The intent of this cleaning will be to take out all its harmful particles to allow it to work efficiently again.
- Let soak the lower section of your mass air flow sensor (not the plug part) in acetone or another solvent for a few minutes , which will take out most of the grime
- Now we’ll proceed to the very delicate cleaning of the flow meter filaments. You have to be very cautious, in any other case your mass air flow sensor will be permanently damaged. With the help of a fine brush and solvent, delicately clean the two filaments of your mass air flow sensor . If you are too afraid of damaging it, you can as well clean them with a brake fluid in the form of an aerosol by spraying the jet on these filaments.
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Now you know how to clean the mass air flow sensor of your Nissan Leaf , you should feel a noticeable difference in the behavior of your engine.
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