Throttle Body Maintenance / Cleaning...
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Throttle Body Maintenance / Cleaning...
i was cleaning my air filter this weekend and decided to take a look inside my throttle body while in the neighborhood. all around the inner perimeter (right by the butterfly) was crap i would describe as gasoline that was now black and somewhat tar like.
not knowing how best to clean but not wanting to leave it there, i simply took a rag and wiped it all off as best i could. the car is actually idling a little better now. is this the best way to clean this or is there a spray product that works well and gets it really clean?
tks, dal
not knowing how best to clean but not wanting to leave it there, i simply took a rag and wiped it all off as best i could. the car is actually idling a little better now. is this the best way to clean this or is there a spray product that works well and gets it really clean?
tks, dal
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I'm a little curious about this: I was cleaning my air filter this weekend and decided to take a look inside my throttle body while in the neighborhood. all around the inner perimeter (right by the butterfly) was crap i would describe as gasoline that was now black and somewhat tar like.
What are you using for an air clearer that is "cleanable?" And what was the substance you cleaned since it surely wasn't "gasoline" because gasoline never enters the throttle body?
What are you using for an air clearer that is "cleanable?" And what was the substance you cleaned since it surely wasn't "gasoline" because gasoline never enters the throttle body?
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I'm a little curious about this: I was cleaning my air filter this weekend and decided to take a look inside my throttle body while in the neighborhood. all around the inner perimeter (right by the butterfly) was crap i would describe as gasoline that was now black and somewhat tar like.
What are you using for an air clearer that is "cleanable?" And what was the substance you cleaned since it surely wasn't "gasoline" because gasoline never enters the throttle body?
What are you using for an air clearer that is "cleanable?" And what was the substance you cleaned since it surely wasn't "gasoline" because gasoline never enters the throttle body?
tks, dal
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i will give it a try next time. i guess i got in the habbit of staying away from that stuff. the last car i modded was a 96 cobra and they used to say not to use TB cleaner on it cos it had some sort of protectant on the TB and that the cleaner would remove that protectant or something like that. anyway.tks, dal
