PerformanceRed4.6

would removing the maf screen cause my car idle to jump around and last night it even died 1 time when i came to a stop....i had someone local tell me that this is the cause of the idle problem.....do i need to go to the ford stealership and get a new screen to put back in?....b/c i cannot stand my car dieing when it comes to stop!

code3GT

Yes, yes, yes. A friend of mine just wentr through it with his 04.

ackuric

are you serious code? if so i have mine out and boo hoo on that idea. why would a screen cause your car to idle funky, too much air flow?

mustang_montana

didnt do a damn thing when mine came out. sure would hate for a rock to get through there though.

code3GT

Didn't do anything on mine, I don't have one either. But, a bud of mine just went through this.

ackuric

maybe he just put the maf on better the 2nd time around =P

Acer2428

Pulled mine out and my car was fine and firt and almost 1-2 weeks later my MAF took a crap.

The02GT

I took mine out 10,000 miles ago and no problem!

wildazme

i have been driving with mine out for about 8 months now and no problems at all, i took it out when i put my fipk on. Try taking your maf out and spraying the heater elements with some brake cleaner to clean them up, might help. it helped with a ruff idle on my car.

70 MACH I

No problem on my '04, I clean my MAF's once a year with electrical contact cleaner, they will accumulate oil from a hi-flow filter such as a K&N. This is a cost of doing business with performance air filters. When installing an aftermarket CAI always be sure not to over-tighten the MAF to the pipe, this distorts the plastic housing causing the problem you describe. And when re-oiling your filter, allow it to sit overnight and let excess oil run off befor you install. Hope this helps,
John