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Offline Jay100

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Cleaning throttle body
« 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.

Offline jase16gti

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Re: Cleaning throttle body
« Reply #1 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

Offline Jay100

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Re: Cleaning throttle body
« Reply #2 on: 07 September 2009, 17:44 »
cheers for that mate! i cleaned it yesterday and now car is running smoothe as!  :smug: 

Offline jase16gti

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Re: Cleaning throttle body
« Reply #3 on: 08 September 2009, 22:02 »
glad to help :grin: