Ferrari Mailing List: Re: K&N and MAP Sensor Question

[LarryT (l02turner]

I seem to recall hearing WD40 will kill a O2 sensor as well as the MAF and 
MAT sensors -

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Greenfield" <coyote [at] acme-ltd.com>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] K&N and MAP Sensor Question


> I don't know if an over oiled filter will cause a MAP (manifold
> absiolute pressure) sensor to fail, but it will cause a MAF (mass air
> flow, of the hot-wire type) to fail prematurely.
>
> Hth,
>
> Jeff
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 30, 2008, at 3:46 PM, "rich" <richF355 [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Some time ago i believe someone made a post regarding  MAP Sensor
> > failures as a result of the oil residue from K&N filters on their
> > Ferrari.
> > Am i remembering correctly and was that determined positively to be
> > the cause of the MAP sensor failure. I had a MAP failure  not too
> > long after instaling a K&N filter in another car of mine and wanted
> > to  find out if this is a known cause .
> > Thanks , Rich
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