All you need is throttle body cleaner, a wire brush, and something to pick at the carbon with (i used a screw driver). Dont spray anything other than throttle body cleaner. There is some sort of coating in the throttle body itself, i really dont know whats up with that, but all i know is that you dont use a different type of cleaner. The wire brush wont do all the work for you, it will help for when you finish up. If you want clean the passage leading to the valve (may be clogged as well), get some sort of thick wire to shove in there to unclog. The how-to on this site states you need a mechanic's wire. Since I didnt know where to find one, I used regular thick electrical wiring. Its sooo easy to do, just use common sense and stay away from other cleaners.