I suggest anyone to clean there throttle body!
10-14-2004, 12:42 PM
#45
Originally Posted by CarbonDreams95
on now what bout behind the butterfly plate? Is that safe to clean as well, i know you'd have to take off the tb but does it have an effect?
10-14-2004, 02:37 PM
#49
Originally Posted by Analog-SE
cleaning the throttle body is a nice simple task with some good feeling results, BUT, its just a small part of the whole intake system. How do you clean deep inside to get a real, deep clean.
You never want to do it again.. lol
10-14-2004, 03:08 PM
#52
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 24
After reading the instructions on that canadian page, I decide to give this a shot. I just went to AutoZone, bought some STP Throttle Body Cleaner for $2.50. I just got done cleaning it and taking it for a test drive.
Results: feels the same.
Results: feels the same.
10-14-2004, 03:24 PM
#56
I just clean it guys and is it supposed to stutter when u first start? it then it idles a little after 1 is that normal. I took it for a test drive dont feel a difference but the rag was filthy? Is the supposed to idle that high?
10-14-2004, 03:25 PM
#57
Originally Posted by 9maxima5
I just clean it guys and is it supposed to stutter when u first start? it then it idles a little after 1 is that normal. I took it for a test drive dont feel a difference but the rag was filthy? Is the supposed to idle that high?
10-14-2004, 03:34 PM
#62
Originally Posted by 9maxima5
its at 2 little lines over the 1 and i am pretty sure it warmed up
normal is around 600rpm +/- 100rpms
10-14-2004, 04:07 PM
#65
If I spay in there w/the car running, will a lot of smoke come out of the exhaust. My neighbors might call the Fire Dept. on me..... 
I smoked up the whole city when I poured seafoam into my G Cherokee a while back!!!!
I smoked up the whole city when I poured seafoam into my G Cherokee a while back!!!!
10-14-2004, 04:10 PM
#66
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 353
There a lot of people on hear that forgot how it was when they first started working on cars. You always ask questions the first time you do something so you dont screw something up. The only stupid question is the one you don't ask. Make sure you use throttle body cleaner so you don't screw up the coating in the TB
10-14-2004, 05:10 PM
#70
so do i and i dont know wut im doing, but i read through the motorvate write up and things look like they should go smoothly, id do the same if i was u, get a nice set of detailed illustrated pics...
10-14-2004, 05:11 PM
#71
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 307
Originally Posted by 9maxima5
hey i just let my car run for like 7 min then took it for a test drive. It still idle's at 1 and 2 line above that. I used carburetor choke cleaner was this ok
Anyways I had my car off and just cleaned the tb by the endges of butterfly plate... I noticed some improvement in idling and some few more horsepowers, but I dont think it lasted for too long. been a week since i ve done it and car seems to be normal as before tb cleaning.
10-14-2004, 05:12 PM
#72
Originally Posted by maximaman10
There a lot of people on hear that forgot how it was when they first started working on cars. You always ask questions the first time you do something so you dont screw something up. The only stupid question is the one you don't ask. Make sure you use throttle body cleaner so you don't screw up the coating in the TB
10-14-2004, 08:05 PM
#76
Originally Posted by amulla01
use the actual throttle body cleaner spray and it costs like 4 dollars...
Anyways I had my car off and just cleaned the tb by the endges of butterfly plate... I noticed some improvement in idling and some few more horsepowers, but I dont think it lasted for too long. been a week since i ve done it and car seems to be normal as before tb cleaning.
Anyways I had my car off and just cleaned the tb by the endges of butterfly plate... I noticed some improvement in idling and some few more horsepowers, but I dont think it lasted for too long. been a week since i ve done it and car seems to be normal as before tb cleaning.
10-14-2004, 08:32 PM
#79
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 402
funny, i was gonna do this tomorrow then i saw this post lol. I dont think in the 148k miles my car has that its ever been done! I'm spraying it clean with tb cleaner. gonna clean it off and on. Then inabout 700 miles when i do my oil change, its seafoam time!