I cleaned my father's F150 and my F150 today here is how simple it is.
I believe Ecoboost have MAP not MAF.
1. buy cleaner made for MAF around $7.99 at major auto parts store
Has directions on the bottle
Don't break wires on MAF they are not cheap to replace
typically screws take T-20 torque driver and should be the correct tool to take off the screws
2. This typically where your Mass air flow sensor is.
this what looks like on 2009 F150
Un snap the electrical harness connected to it
3. This what some newer MAF look like.
Spray stuff in there DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT TOUCH THE SMALL WIRES
DO NOT TOUCH THE WIRES THEY ARE DELICATE AND YOU COULD BREAK THEM
THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW SENSOR
Spray the stuff in the area where the wires are it will take off the dirt and clean up quickly
DO NOT USE CLEANER THAT HAS OILY RESIDUE USE PRODUCT MADE FOR CLEANING MASS AIRFLOW SENSORS
THIS IS WHAT THE HOLE WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN TAKE OUT THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR
PRETTY SIMPLE NOW AND YOU SHOULD SEE BETTER ENGINE PERFORMANCE IN YOUR GAS MILEAGE!!!!!
UTI was a good school back then and I did learn alot. Having these skills helped pay my college along with Army GI bill.
Back in those days you could specialize in Ford or even get specific and go to school for just Ford trucks.
I didn't know squat about vehicles and I came out knowing alot more than people my age at time who were so called backyard mechanics.
What I hated was where I worked I knew newest techniques to fix new Fords and other guys my age who didn't have background screw stuff up. I would lose commissions taking time out of my day to fix their stuff. Worst part is they didn't keep up with buying right tools for job.
Yeah, I did meet some good looking young ladies in my class back when I was single.
They were like our buddies and we couldn't figure it out. They could drink us under the table and always get good looking women.
One day one of my instructors told us that was because we didn't have the right tools! That was funny, but you would have had to been there.