How to clean throttle?

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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 12:54 PM
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How to clean throttle?

Just wanted to know what exactly do I spray with the carb cleaner??
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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The inside of the throttle body. The butterfly valve, especially the edges. Typically dirt builds up there and causes stick throttles.
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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Thanks I appreciate the response, do I spray it while someone is pressing the gas or just while the car is off?
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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you should take it out and clean it
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 03:09 PM
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^ You'll need new gaskets if you remove the TB.

Originally Posted by Hitlayers
Thanks I appreciate the response, do I spray it while someone is pressing the gas or just while the car is off?
Have the car off when you clean it. You can have someone press the gas, but not necessary, just makes it a bit easier. If you're by yourself, just turn the throttle on the side of the TB and it'll open the valve to clean it.
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 10:32 PM
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You can do a seafoam or what I do sometimes is take off the snorkle tube and get some seafoam deep creep and spray the throttle plate and that will clean the throttle body and idle air control valve ( Iac). Run the car while you do it and open the throttle by manually pulling the cable or have someone rev it up. I am a Honda Tech, and at work we do what is called a BG fuel induction clean, same principle using a special chemical and setup to clean. One way we tell if a TB is dirty is you can see a visible black ring on the outside of the throttle plate. you can also open the plate and shine a light inside.
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