snafup
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- Aug 12, 2008
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Hi,
Changed my belts today and took a look at my throttle body while i had the air line off. It was pretty black and crud filled(who knows if the dealer ever looked at it).
I was going to remove it to clean it but i really didn't want to have to remove the coolant lines. I also didn't want to disconnect anything or screw it up by pushing on the flaps.
Luckily i happened to watch a motorweek episode that showed how to get around this.
I cleaned the outside as normal with approved throttle body cleaner.
I then got my wife to sit in the drivers side,turn the key halfway to accessory, and depress the gas pedal.( make sure they realize to keep it depressed and don't turn over the engine)
This moves the flap sideways so you can get to the back without having to push it yourself and you can get a real good clean.
It takes a minute or 2 to clear it out and no extra work involved.
I was a little apprehensive at first to do this but now it will be a part of my regular checkups,it was that easy.
Changed my belts today and took a look at my throttle body while i had the air line off. It was pretty black and crud filled(who knows if the dealer ever looked at it).
I was going to remove it to clean it but i really didn't want to have to remove the coolant lines. I also didn't want to disconnect anything or screw it up by pushing on the flaps.
Luckily i happened to watch a motorweek episode that showed how to get around this.
I cleaned the outside as normal with approved throttle body cleaner.
I then got my wife to sit in the drivers side,turn the key halfway to accessory, and depress the gas pedal.( make sure they realize to keep it depressed and don't turn over the engine)
This moves the flap sideways so you can get to the back without having to push it yourself and you can get a real good clean.
It takes a minute or 2 to clear it out and no extra work involved.
I was a little apprehensive at first to do this but now it will be a part of my regular checkups,it was that easy.