Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General General Ok i'm done cleaning throttle...WOW!1!1 (with pics)

I finally got through my panic mode, and slowly worked my way through taking the TB off and cleaning it. Its like driving a whole new car....it pulls SO much harder and is much more responsive even with my semi stock airbox! it took me 3 hours to do and i'm idiot...so imagine what you could do with it! heres the pics i told you about...fist two are before, last one is after.
these pics bring back bad memories but the results are well worth it
http://www.pbase.com/teknocracy/throttle_body_cleaning

FYI, i used half a bottle of STB carb spray on the TB (off the UIM sitting ontop of towels on battery), and another 1/4 of that bottle on the opening in the upper intake manifold. the upper intake was brown just as at the edges...so i didn't warrant any need to take it off...

Any questions? Comments?

HOLY $$$$HIT
I was gonna go buy a new TB(ported and polished), but now I think I will just clean mine!
Thanks,
Nick

Much better! You don't realize how dirty they get until you pull them off. My throttle was sticking when I'd sit too long, and it was just the butterfly getting set in that gunk. When I swapped out my TB, I saw the reason. It's not too hard, keep them clean.

Phillip, if your TB was that dirty, your UIM could probably use a good cleaning.

How many miles were on your car at the time of cleaning?

only 43,500 miles

I clean mine often, roughly every 10,000 miles. I only removed it once for cleaning. You can still do a thorough cleaning without removing it, especially if you do it often. I cleaned it again over the weekend, and as always, it made a very noticable difference in how it runs.

Better performance from cleaning your TB, that's all in your HEAD, that's all there is to it!!! :rolleyes:

You might notice an increase in responsivness from cleaning it. it should improve airflow at the least. And it would let the butterfly open fully and without restriction

What grade gas?

i put mid grade in most of the time becuse i don't have an SVT. I put in premuim like once every month though (just a few gallons) becuase it helps clean the fuel system.