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Old timer told me to just use brake cleaner on a MAF sensor

My coworker Dave swore up and down that brake cleaner works fine on mass air flow sensors, said he's done it for 20 years. Well I tried it on a 2014 F-150 and it trashed the sensor, truck ran like garbage for a week until I dropped $65 on a new one. Has anyone else had a shop legend give you advice that cost you money?
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daniel_lane30
$65 is cheap compared to some MAF sensors, brake cleaner ain't it.
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kelly385
kelly3859h ago
Did you clean it or just spray it straight on, because you gotta let it dry completely first.
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