I've heard that cleaning the throttle body can make a difference on how the car runs but i have no clue of doing it.
I've been meaning to get the car serviced as everytime the car is idle or started up, i can smell petrol, friend of mine said its just running a bit rich and may need a service.
So my question is, where abouts is the throttle body located, how can i clean it, what with and is it hard to do?
is there any room for error?
throttle body
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x-luke-b-x
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Re: throttle body
i have the same problem of a strong smell of petrol,
so if some one could be knid enough to shed some light on cleaning the throttle body
i heard you can mess something up by moving hte throttle body dont know if thats true or not?
so if some one could be knid enough to shed some light on cleaning the throttle body
i heard you can mess something up by moving hte throttle body dont know if thats true or not?-
TriggerFish
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Re: throttle body
Mine's running rich too - I know I have a dead lambda sensor - might be worth getting yours scanned, see if it's got a sensor fault?
I just took my air filter off and sprayed down there with some carb cleaner and wiped around the inside with a 'lint free' cloth. Not sure it made a difference, but it was easy to do so why not!
As to where it is, I don't know off hand, but post a picture of your engine and someone should be able to help.
I just took my air filter off and sprayed down there with some carb cleaner and wiped around the inside with a 'lint free' cloth. Not sure it made a difference, but it was easy to do so why not!
As to where it is, I don't know off hand, but post a picture of your engine and someone should be able to help.