And Let me tell you that i was scared like a little biach because i think i open the butterfly too much and the car sounded like BAMMMM! **** that made me run...lol but then i got the hang of it... Black smoke came out of the muffler, the engine check soon came on...but the best thing is that i had fun and learned to do maintenance on my own car... The difference is noticeable but is not like DAMMMN...

Playero

 

did you reset the sel?

 

hey Jay..I just don't understand, why would you feel the need to clean the throttle body on a car that's a year old?

 

Open the butterfly and you'll see why... that was dirty like a &*$^& it was also recomended by the dealer along with 31,000 miles yes you read right... my car has that many miles of joy!!

 

Yes! It definitely makes a world of difference. I cleaned mine at about 35K miles and I'm about to do it again at 59K miles. It was black and had a dirty ring around the butterfly. My whole rag was black by the time I got done.

 

Instructions? Pics?

I'm guessing just pull the butterfly and wipe with a rag, huh?

(or open the butterfly and wipe each side)

 

instructions/pix please...my car has only 700 miles, but I'd like to know for future use.

also, what is this "butterfly" you speak of???

 

I would, just to keep things in good order. Some people love there cars to much to just sit and have everything dirty, like me. If you ever saw me, I'd be outside or in the garage cleanin the car 24/7.

P.S. I very very very obsessed with maxima's

 

that and apparently purple cows.....

 

I got to do mine soon.

 

motorvate
look under engine.

 

The purple cows is just a thing I came up with in school and stuck with it.

 

uh huh...was this before or after the acid trip?

 

thanx for that link sloppy.....VERY informative!!!

 

lol

 

IF you want i can help you out, i got the experience now!!... lol but yes that link is how i actually learned how to do it, the butterfly is the lever that opens up once your engine needs air, you'll see it once you take out the whole intake, make sure you dont open the lever two much.

Playero,

 

did you reset the check engine light or pull the code?

 

no not yet is the positive or negative for the battery?

 

if you have a chance, i would go to some place like autozone that does diagnostic testing for free and pull the code just in case. but just pull off the negative cable overnight.

 

Did you try removing the whole tb and cleaning it that way. Must easier to clean. Only 4 bolts to remove and gasket..

 

I get out of work late so i did not have much daylight to do that but maybe i will do it this weekend!!

 

You can clean the whole throttle body and manifold by having someone rev the car while you periodically spray TB cleaner down the open valve. It sounds scary, but its harmless and helps a little.

 

You didn't come up with that. It was a silly song I heard in elementary school 20+ years ago. The real version goes like this:

I never saw a purple cow.
I never hope to see one,
but I can tell you anyhow.
I'd rather see (one) than be one.

 

I personally just put TB cleaner on paper towels and wiped it clean. I was amazed at how much gunk there was built up around the inlet.

 

Yea well the 25 thing sounds better Either that or Shroooooms

 

I did the TB clean in my SE-R. I used throttle body cleaner and used a toothbrush to "scrub" all that nasty crud off. Of course, throw away your toothbrush after.

 

Oh yeah. That's true I forgot about that.

 

The version I heard came accompanied with weird synthesizer music. I'm actually embarrased I can remember something like that. I would be in a much better place today if I could exchange this type of useless information with something more usefull. It's is strange what the brain chooses to retain and delete.