Throttle Body Cleaning
10-15-2007, 01:14 PM
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Le Mans Master
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Throttle Body Cleaning
When cleaning my Vortex filter I want to clean my MAF and my Throttle Body. I have the CRC MAF cleaner but what about the throttle body?
Can I use my regular spray carb cleaner or do I need a special Throttle Body cleaner ?
Can I use my regular spray carb cleaner or do I need a special Throttle Body cleaner ?
10-15-2007, 03:34 PM
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I had a Nissan Altima before this Corvette, and an LS1 T/A before the Altima. Anyway took the Altima in for service and they wanted to clean the TB, I had never been told to do that on the Trans AM so I didn't know its something we have to do. I kinda thought it was a blinker fluid is low type deal and total bs? I've seen TBs a lot from doing intakes and such, esp on my LT1 car I had in highschool and the TB always seemed clean to me. Is there a chance of a lot of carbon buildup? I have little to no oil consumption because mine is a 2003. This is news to me.
10-15-2007, 05:43 PM
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I had a Nissan Altima before this Corvette, and an LS1 T/A before the Altima. Anyway took the Altima in for service and they wanted to clean the TB, I had never been told to do that on the Trans AM so I didn't know its something we have to do. I kinda thought it was a blinker fluid is low type deal and total bs? I've seen TBs a lot from doing intakes and such, esp on my LT1 car I had in highschool and the TB always seemed clean to me. Is there a chance of a lot of carbon buildup? I have little to no oil consumption because mine is a 2003. This is news to me.
This is my C5 but I've seen them worse than this. Not sure why some cars get it and some don't but that seems to be the case.
10-09-2008, 01:15 PM
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how exactly do you clean the TB? just spray the part you see ( as pictured above) or is there more to it?
also, while it was mentioned, how do you clean the MAF..thanks
also, while it was mentioned, how do you clean the MAF..thanks
10-09-2008, 01:27 PM
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10-10-2008, 04:09 AM
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whats the best brand throttle cleaner to use? im installing a dual cone intake tomorrow, might as well clean the TB while im at it.. I wont mess with the MAF though...
10-10-2008, 11:03 AM
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Much easier and you can get the TB a lot cleaner by removing first and then cleaning with TB spray cleaner. Every modern fuel injected engine I've seen, can use a TB cleaning after a few years of driving. Lots of black gunk / carbon build up that is removed in the cleaning process.
