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Originally Posted by kennyg Anybody ever do this? I read on another forum it is highly recommended to do. I looked at mine on the Escort and on the air breather it says "throttle plate has a special coating, do not clean". Should I or not? Will this help the car's performance at all?? |
As long as you use one of the TB Cleaners( CRC is good) that say it is safe then go ahead and clean it. Simply remove the intake tubing and then spray the cleaner inside. You can also use a rag to wipe it down. The bad part with these modern day cars is the best way to do it is while the engine is running that way it cleans the entire intake track. But with todays MAF type cars the truck wiil not run if it sees no air flowing across the MAF. Well it will run but barely. Just be careful if you use the red plastic straw that comes with these make sure it is pushed into the spray head fully or do not even use it at all. If it comes out whiel the TB butterfly is open you risk it shooting down the intake manifold. After doing this start the car and let it run for a few minutes to burn up any residual spray. It may take a few cranks to start if you flood it with the cleaner so expect that.
Richard
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