Afm repair ???

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Hi all,

 haven’t driven my car in about 2 years and decided to drive and I think I’ve busted my afm because my air cleaner  has some of the sponge missing…car won’t idle…  is my afm busted or can a quick clean to the sensors do the trick ?? It is using a r35 afm… and damn those hks air filters… second one I’ve seen busted due to not being driven in a long while… 

[GTSBoy]

Could just have the foam stuck over the sense element. Should just pull it out and look.

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ok ill have a look... also just wondering when i said second one ive seen busted.. the first one was on a friends Subaru STI... i messaged him just now and just remembered he actually managed to drive home  by unplugging his afm... so i tried doing mine as well just now but it doesnt want to idle... it started and just died instantly... anyway ill have a look... fingers crossed its still working so all i have to spend are just filters...  

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thanks!!! i always knew its ridiculous if some soft FOD could damage a MAF sensor... yeah there were some sponge stuck inside... a little vacuum and it is purring like a kitten. u saved me some moolah. 😘 I almost placed an order for a new sensor! 

[GTSBoy]

👌

[Duncan]

12 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

Could just have the foam stuck over the sense element. Should just pull it out and look.

winner!

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Ya I know I just feel silly that I didn’t do the most logical thing and just assumed it’s busted based on my friend’s car… 🤪