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Title: Cleaning throttle body
Post by: Jay100 on 05 September 2009, 15:42

hi, ive been told that my mk4 needs the throttle body cleaned... just wanted to know wat the best cleaner would be for it and is it an easy job that i could do myself  ?   thanks.

Title: Re: Cleaning throttle body
Post by: jase16gti on 05 September 2009, 16:21

when i did mine i just got some carb/choke cleaner from motorfactors cost bout £3 iirc. its dead simple to do, you dont say if its a turbo, but this is how i did mine  :wink:
undo jubilee clip from throttle body to intercooler abnd remove pipe
then remove the 4 cap head bolts 5mm allen key
now you can twist the body round so you can clean it. spray cleaner into body thisd will disolve the carbon in there
i used a rag to wipe it clean. once done the T/B will be nice n shiny
hope that helps

Title: Re: Cleaning throttle body
Post by: Jay100 on 07 September 2009, 17:44

cheers for that mate! i cleaned it yesterday and now car is running smoothe as!  :smug: 

Title: Re: Cleaning throttle body
Post by: jase16gti on 08 September 2009, 22:02

glad to help :grin: