Acemundo Supercharged January 13, 2003 Share January 13, 2003 Hi pals, Yesterday one of lights in my car panel lighted up. Today the mechanic told me the throttle body is dirty and needs servicing. Just wondering how many km does your car go before the throttle body needs servicing. Mine just about hit the 30km mark. Does such servicing interfere with any part of the functions of the engine? If it doesn't I am thinking of bringing them to a neighbourhood workshop which should be cheaper. Also has the dirtiness of the throttle body got anything to do with the petrol we are using? Previously I heard from others that the lower the octane the dirtier the fuel. Previously i did use 95 octane before.....so i was wondering whether this has any impact. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie January 13, 2003 Share January 13, 2003 Are you using K&N filter? Usually it is due to the the fine dirt that went pass the filter that cause the throttle body to get dirty..... By the way, what car are you driving? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolidlim Neutral Newbie January 13, 2003 Share January 13, 2003 Throttle body servicing?? Whats that for?? Does it mean that the light must be litted or any other symtoms?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie January 13, 2003 Share January 13, 2003 Bro, firstly, which light lit up? There's definitely no "throttle body" light Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged January 14, 2003 Author Share January 14, 2003 The light that looks like a tap.......sent to agent said my throttle body dirty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged January 14, 2003 Author Share January 14, 2003 Driving a Corsa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esky Neutral Newbie January 14, 2003 Share January 14, 2003 Isn't that the oil pressure light? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged January 14, 2003 Author Share January 14, 2003 no no, the oil pressure has a sign that looks like an aladdin lamp...the one i referring to looks like a boxy type of tap......per instruction manual its related to the emission Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie January 14, 2003 Share January 14, 2003 (edited) If the agent says throttle body is dirty, believe them, moreover it is normal for throttle body to be dirty and cleaning it is a very minor job..... Mine, being a turbo car, get dirty very frequently and I clean the throttle body like once or twice every month..... Edited January 14, 2003 by Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged January 14, 2003 Author Share January 14, 2003 Oh......that's the case....Thank mine is not too bad......that means i took 13 months to clean once Thanks for the advice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie January 14, 2003 Share January 14, 2003 No problem,..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie January 14, 2003 Share January 14, 2003 Does your idle rev become erratic whenever you clean the throttle body? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged January 14, 2003 Author Share January 14, 2003 It seems normal to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie January 14, 2003 Share January 14, 2003 OK, just wanna check. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged January 14, 2003 Author Share January 14, 2003 what does it mean if abnormal? jus to be sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie January 15, 2003 Share January 15, 2003 Sometimes after throttle body cleaning, the idling rev will not be stable and hunt around for a period of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Neutral Newbie January 15, 2003 Share January 15, 2003 Folks, Care to share on the steps needed, briefly ? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie January 15, 2003 Share January 15, 2003 This is for my car, it should be the same as yours. Look for the intake pipe, and follow it to the engine. Take note last part where the rubber tube joins a metal contraption just before the engine block. That metal contraption should be the throttle body. The rubber tube is fastened usually by a hose clip. Loosen the clip and gently work out the tube from the throttle body. Once removed, you should see that the hole going into the engine is blocked by a flat piece of metal. That's the throttle 'butterfly'. Most of the time, the butterfly is a bit dirty. sometimes it can be VERY dirty. You can clean it by spraying carburettor cleaner (make sure it's stated that it's safe for fuel injectors) with short spurts. Final step is to reattach the hose. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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