Throtle body
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Throtle body
So I have my calloway Honker cold air induction off, cleaning the filter and was looking at the throtle body. Has anybody taken it off just to clean it? I'm also replacing the sepertine belt is it as stright forward as it seems?
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The throttle body is bolted on the front of the "intake manifold"/ air chamber.
There are some suggestions that the butterfly blade should be gently poked opened and cleaned in and around with suitable carb cleaner, and a "tooth brush". Others have poured various cleaner in and through the pcv port on the passenger side of the unit.
Others will chime in.
The main belt is easy, a good tip is to place the belt over the large idler pulley in the center of the engine last. The ac belt can be a pain, and you will need to work from underneath. Good Luck!
There are some suggestions that the butterfly blade should be gently poked opened and cleaned in and around with suitable carb cleaner, and a "tooth brush". Others have poured various cleaner in and through the pcv port on the passenger side of the unit.
Others will chime in.
The main belt is easy, a good tip is to place the belt over the large idler pulley in the center of the engine last. The ac belt can be a pain, and you will need to work from underneath. Good Luck!
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the throttle body is bolted on the front of the "intake manifold"/ air chamber.
There are some suggestions that the butterfly blade should be gently poked opened and cleaned in and around with suitable carb cleaner, and a "tooth brush". Others have poured various cleaner in and through the pcv port on the passenger side of the unit.
Others will chime in.
The main belt is easy, a good tip is to place the belt over the large idler pulley in the center of the engine last. The ac belt can be a pain, and you will need to work from underneath. Good luck!
There are some suggestions that the butterfly blade should be gently poked opened and cleaned in and around with suitable carb cleaner, and a "tooth brush". Others have poured various cleaner in and through the pcv port on the passenger side of the unit.
Others will chime in.
The main belt is easy, a good tip is to place the belt over the large idler pulley in the center of the engine last. The ac belt can be a pain, and you will need to work from underneath. Good luck!
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STOP!! Be sure what you are looking at. If you are looking at the MAF and follow the instuctions for cleaning the throttle body, you will probably ruin the MAF. The throttle body is silver and has a shiny silver disk in it mounted to a pivoting arm. The throttle body has 2 small coolant lines and 2 wire connections(?). The MAF is silver and black and has 2 fine bar/wires in it with a little black box mounted to them and possibly a mesh screen in front of it all. The line of progression is Honker, MAF, Throttle body, Intake manifold.
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STOP!! Be sure what you are looking at. If you are looking at the MAF and follow the instuctions for cleaning the throttle body, you will probably ruin the MAF. The throttle body is silver and has a shiny silver disk in it mounted to a pivoting arm. The throttle body has 2 small coolant lines and 2 wire connections(?). The MAF is silver and black and has 2 fine bar/wires in it with a little black box mounted to them and possibly a mesh screen in front of it all. The line of progression is Honker, MAF, Throttle body, Intake manifold.
And God, whatever you do, do NOT use carb OR brake cleaner.
If you're going to clean your MAF and/or TB, use a MAF/TB spray cleaner. There are several different brands out there. Pick one.
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Carb cleaners are not always designed to be "coating sensitive" as are TB cleaners. Throttle bodies are sometimes manufactured with a coating on the inside bore that resists crud buildup and carb cleaners may remove that coating. Even if a particular throttle body does not have any coating, it is still best to use a TB/MAF cleaner since it's chemical composition is designed to be TB "friendly" (so-to-speak) and it also is not detrimental to plastics often found in MAFS. It can be used on a wide variety of vehicles, plus it's not like it's some sort of major upcharge in pricing.
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Carb cleaners are not always designed to be "coating sensitive" as are TB cleaners. Throttle bodies are sometimes manufactured with a coating on the inside bore that resists crud buildup and carb cleaners may remove that coating. Even if a particular throttle body does not have any coating, it is still best to use a TB/MAF cleaner since it's chemical composition is designed to be TB "friendly" (so-to-speak) and it also is not detrimental to plastics often found in MAFS. It can be used on a wide variety of vehicles, plus it's not like it's some sort of major upcharge in pricing.
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Interesting. Thanks for the info. I've used carb cleaner for all throttle bodies on my cars and never had a problem. What about people who port and polish their throttle bodies? (There would be no coating on the inside.) Anyway, I certainly wouldn't clean the maf with it but I've never seen a dirty one any of my cars.
P.S. Even if the TB has no coating, these TB cleaners still do a good job of cleaning.
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A few years back, when these cleaners first came out, I too was skeptical, thinking hmmm,.......maybe same product, different label? Over the years (when I used to work in the auto parts business) I have seen more "mechanic-in-a-can" claims than you can shake a stick at. The various chemical manufacturers seem to be some of the worst. After doing a little research on it though, I found that they mainly were eliminating the methyl-ethyl-ketones (MEK) commonly found in carb cleaners so my thoughts on TB/MAF-specific cleaners is: "Why not"? They're specifically designed to be sensor/plastic/coating safe and do a good job. Also, these manufacturers have no way of knowing what a consumer will be using them on so they made the product safe enough for general usage by pretty much everyone. One less thing to worry about. I like to use CRC.
P.S. Even if the TB has no coating, these TB cleaners still do a good job of cleaning.
P.S. Even if the TB has no coating, these TB cleaners still do a good job of cleaning.