Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 11:25:36 -0000 From: "paulnopsamternet" <p.whiternopsamternet.nospam.com> Subject: Re: Throttle Body Cleaning
If you are talking about the throttle valve here, all you need to do is remove the clips holding the rubbers around the Air mass meter(so as to give good access) then using a can of carb cleaner and an old tooth brush, clean the valve, you should turn the valve by hand(from the outside of the inlet manifold) so as to get at the underside and edges, this valve should be clean enough to eat your dinner from!! otherwise you can have all sorts of problems. HTH Paul Tom Reed <treednopsamux.csustan.edu> wrote in message > Hi all, > > It seems that the throttle body on my '85 900 T 16v is filthy and needs > cleaning. Ok, so my mechanic wants almost $200 for a fisk(?) cleaning; I > have no idea what that is (not that I don't trust him), and can't afford > it anyway. > > So... I bought a bottle of AmsOil Power Foam -- from my mechanic of course > :-) and followed the instructions on the bottle (engine at operating > temperature, remove air cleaner, spray stuff in, let engine rest for 5-10 > minutes, drive to blow out deposits). > > But... it doesn't seem to have done much, and it didn't produce much > white smoke, like I was told it would do. The only thing I can think of > is that the Power Foam got too hot inside the turbo and simply vaporized > without doing much cleaning (does that even make sense?). The question > is, 'what now?' Should I: > > 1) try another treatment? > 2) try another treatment with the engine cold? > 3) try another treatment without the engine running (to give it time to > get in and work)? > 4) try another product? > 5) wait awhile? (since I only did this yesterday am I expecting too much > too soon?) > > All of your thoughts, opinions, and ideas are welcome. Thanks in advance.
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