EuroDude
07-01-2006, 04:10 PM
Hi guys - need a little guidance with my first throttle body clean :wave:
I'm currently cleaning out the throttle body. After searching and reading guides with contradicting information and different TB designs, I have a few questions.
So far I have rigged the butterfly open, and sprayed alot of carby cleaner everywhere you can see here:
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9468/dscf11471ht.th.jpg (http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf11471ht.jpg)
Alot of black residue washed away, but most of it went down into the intake piping (Manifold I think). I dont have a snake cleaner thing, just a toothbrush and a rag I jammed in there.
(1) Will this clog the cylinders and make the car hard to start? What should I expect when I turn the car on? Alot of smoke?
(2) A guide I read on another site said that as soon as you spray carby cleaner in there, you should turn the car on as soon as possible (while the carby is still wet) and let it idle for a few minutes - is this a good idea?
(3) Any other tips I need to know when cleaning out a Honda throttle body?
cheers. :honda:
Engine D16A8 ZC
Civic 93 Si Sedan Manual
I'm currently cleaning out the throttle body. After searching and reading guides with contradicting information and different TB designs, I have a few questions.
So far I have rigged the butterfly open, and sprayed alot of carby cleaner everywhere you can see here:
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9468/dscf11471ht.th.jpg (http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf11471ht.jpg)
Alot of black residue washed away, but most of it went down into the intake piping (Manifold I think). I dont have a snake cleaner thing, just a toothbrush and a rag I jammed in there.
(1) Will this clog the cylinders and make the car hard to start? What should I expect when I turn the car on? Alot of smoke?
(2) A guide I read on another site said that as soon as you spray carby cleaner in there, you should turn the car on as soon as possible (while the carby is still wet) and let it idle for a few minutes - is this a good idea?
(3) Any other tips I need to know when cleaning out a Honda throttle body?
cheers. :honda:
Engine D16A8 ZC
Civic 93 Si Sedan Manual