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10-13-2004, 05:35 PM

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I suggest anyone to clean there throttle body!

this weekend i changed my oil and fuel filter also decided to clean my throttle body man the car does pull alot harder reccomend to anyone.

10-13-2004, 05:49 PM

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Yea it does!!! While i was putting in my hybrid intake i was looking at the throttle body and boy was it nasty. I cleaned the sucker and my idle is smoother and it pulles a lot harder to redline.

10-13-2004, 05:51 PM

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how do u go about cleaning this?

10-13-2004, 05:52 PM

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Same question as maximus. Lord knows my car needs help pulling. Its been sluggish lately.

10-13-2004, 05:56 PM

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Very Simple

first of u need to unscrew the clamp on the intake manifold its aflat head u take off the whole intake does not matter stock or after makret once u take it off u will see inside the throttle body a little flap u flap it up make sure your car is on and while u are doing it either have someoen hit the gas pretty hard or do it by ahnd wiht the cable and spray in there nto too much but a good amount the car will idle hard at first then it will be good the car might stall from the lack of air but turn it back on and hit the gas a little then s put the intake back on screw the clamp on and test drive ENJOY

10-13-2004, 06:02 PM

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Prob not a good idea to do it while the car is runnig......

Get TB cleaner, take off the intake piping, spray it in there, wipe it off.

10-13-2004, 06:05 PM

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yeah i would go with choice #2

10-13-2004, 06:07 PM

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yeah i wouldnt go with #1. i think #2 is a little safer for the car lol. i had my g/f push on the gas to open it while i clean deep inside of it. could feel the results.

10-13-2004, 06:16 PM

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You can also hold the throttle open, if no one else is around. Or take the entire TB off (4 bolts) and give it a good scrubbing

10-13-2004, 06:16 PM

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how often should this be done to ensure a clean tb?

10-13-2004, 06:27 PM

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I do mine everytime I clean my filter, or need to take the piping off for some reason. I'd say 4-5 months? If you have an intake it's not hard to get to the butterfly valve and at least wipe it down.

10-13-2004, 08:08 PM

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I removed the entire upper intake plenum and TB and cleaned it all till it shined

lol but I was changing a gasket so it had to be done.

10-13-2004, 08:54 PM

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WD40 works as a good cleaner too.

10-13-2004, 09:29 PM

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So my car has close to 89,000 on a 95 should get it done. I have a racing shop close to where I live and they will do the tb cleaning and the fuel injectors for $100 is it worth it or no and if not is there an exact write up for cleaning the tb?

10-13-2004, 09:33 PM

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omg. dont pay someone to clean your TB for you. it takes 10 minutes. there are some instructions in teh how-tos, but you dont even need them. jsut take off the intake and scrub off the dirt.

10-13-2004, 09:36 PM

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check motorvate.ca...it has write up with pictures

10-13-2004, 09:41 PM

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i used cleaner and a tooth brush. i noticed my idle problem disappeared.

10-13-2004, 09:41 PM

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i had this same exact question, i need an exact write up myself to do this, ill check motorvate.ca......

10-13-2004, 09:43 PM

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What is motorvate.ca?

10-13-2004, 09:47 PM

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I dont know why you guys would need a writeup to spray your throttle body with TB cleaner?? lol

10-13-2004, 09:48 PM

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i was about to ask the same thing, and sure enough they have a super detailed write up for cleaning TB, wit pics......

its a website..

type motorvate.ca in ure browser n go there....thanks for the new site!

10-13-2004, 09:55 PM

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Quote:

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I dont know why you guys would need a writeup to spray your throttle body with TB cleaner?? lol

U WANT TO HONESTLY KNOW WHY I NEED THE WRITE UP???

BECAUSE I DONT EVEN KNOW WUT A THROTTLEBODY LOOKS LIKE....

THATS WUT WRITE UPS ARE FOR REALLY, PPL WHO HAVE NO CLUE, BUT HAVE COMMON SENSE....ILL KNOW WUT IT IS AFTER GOING THROUGH THE WRITE UP, AND I WILL CLEAN IT THOROUGHLY....see now?

10-13-2004, 09:58 PM

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I think it's time for me to clean my tb

10-13-2004, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Maximus1997

must you use caps?

10-13-2004, 10:02 PM

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Wow cleanin that looks like cake i will do it tomorrow since it's 1:00 am here in ma. I thought it was gonna be hard. I went to a shop to get my oil changed and they said they will clean the throttle for $100. Screw that. Thanks guys for the help.

10-13-2004, 11:52 PM

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If you dont know what the throttle body is.. I wouldnt recommend you trying to clean it.

10-14-2004, 12:30 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Maximus1997

HOW CNA YOU HAVE COMMON SENSE BUT SITLL NO CLUE ABOUT IT. IF YOU HAVE COMMON SENSE YOU COULD FOLLOW WHAT I SAID AND JUST TAKE OFF THE INTAKE AND CLEAN THE BIG OPEN HOLE.

dont we all love caps?...

10-14-2004, 12:43 AM

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If you dont know what the throttle body is.. I wouldnt recommend you trying to clean it.

How come? I didnt know anything about the throttle body, and I managed to clean it. I just wiped where the butterfly plate is without turning the car on (afraid something will fly into the engine and there goes ur engine). You have to start somewhere right? And throttle body cleaning is probably the easiest especially for people like me

By the way, can someone explain to me what "idle" mean? Feel free to flame away I m still a newbie...

10-14-2004, 01:26 AM

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http://www.motorvate.ca/mvp.php/518

10-14-2004, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by amulla01

By the way, can someone explain to me what "idle" mean? Feel free to flame away I m still a newbie...

when your car is on and you are stopped without your foot on the gas, you are idling. the car "idles" at a low rpm, like 6-700 on my 5spd.

10-14-2004, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by dennisadhs

yeah i wouldnt go with #1. i think #2 is a little safer for the car lol. i had my g/f push on the gas to open it while i clean deep inside of it. could feel the results.

u dont need to push on the gas just to let u know the throttle is right next to the throttle body just lift it and it will open the butterfly plate just some info for some of you people that dont have some one to help u i did mine over the weekend bought some synthetic TB cleaner for 3 bucks from pepboys with a tooth brush and a white micro fiber towel 30 mins later my max was peering like a kitten cleaning the TB is a beautiful thing

10-14-2004, 09:17 AM

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is it ok to wipe it down using a normal rag?

10-14-2004, 09:19 AM

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sure is.
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10-14-2004, 09:30 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 96stillen_max

HOW CNA YOU HAVE COMMON SENSE BUT SITLL NO CLUE ABOUT IT. IF YOU HAVE COMMON SENSE YOU COULD FOLLOW WHAT I SAID AND JUST TAKE OFF THE INTAKE AND CLEAN THE BIG OPEN HOLE.

not really, take off the intake and clean the big open hole, sounds pretty good, but now how do i take off the intake? wut ure telling me is motorvate wrote 2 pages wit pics on this, and u summed it up in less than 20 words...hmmm....

10-14-2004, 09:35 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JetBlackMax83

how do you lift the throttle body open?

10-14-2004, 09:37 AM

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how do you lift the throttle body open?

You see where the throttle cable goes to?? Its some plate, just grab it and turn it to the left..

10-14-2004, 09:38 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Maximus1997

its 'uber' easy.. take off your intake.. Look for the screws and take them off and pull off your intake.. Then spray and pray and wipe away.

10-14-2004, 10:16 AM

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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, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Maxtank

Prob not a good idea to do it while the car is runnig......

Get TB cleaner, take off the intake piping, spray it in there, wipe it off.

nah it is a good idea that's how i did mines i used gumout+ choke spray

10-14-2004, 10:19 AM

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Yes its same to clean behind the TB plate.. Its really crusty back there i cleaned mine...

Its not bad to do it while the car is running.. Its almost the same as using seafoam...

You just need someone to work the throttle to keep the car from turning off on you.

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