Rough Idle (recent)
10-28-2008, 08:04 PM
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I'll pick up some cleaner this weekend (should need to fill up by then) and put it in.
It will be hard to tell if it does anything since it's so uncommon, but if nothing happens for a month i'll call it fixed
Thanks for the quick help, I'll keep ya posted on the results (if there are any lol).
It will be hard to tell if it does anything since it's so uncommon, but if nothing happens for a month i'll call it fixed
Thanks for the quick help, I'll keep ya posted on the results (if there are any lol).
10-28-2008, 08:05 PM
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10-28-2008, 08:08 PM
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Yep, just humms away like there is no tomorrow.
That's partly why it freaked me out. Happend for the second time tonight while sitting at a red light.
That's partly why it freaked me out. Happend for the second time tonight while sitting at a red light.
10-28-2008, 08:09 PM
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10-28-2008, 08:15 PM
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I sent you a PM. This is from an article on cleaning the throttle body..
Needless to say, I ordered the cleaner and will be doing this soon.
I cleaned my mass airflow sensor this afternoon to clear up rough shifting with my engine cold. I figured while i was in there and had a can of carb cleaner i would clean out my TB. I used an old toothbrush to help and upon pulling it out it looked like i had spray painted it black. I would highly suggest throttle body cleaning very often. Every six months or so. Cleared up my cold start issues and i have a noticeable gain in acceleration.
10-29-2008, 02:38 AM
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The way I understand it, which may not be correct, take it for what it's worth, is that the newer throttle bodies are not like the older version in that they have a "plasticized" covering over the metal, and carb cleaner is deadly to this coating, it's will melt the plastic and affect performance. I just remember reading this somewhere in the last two years, but I don't remember where.
(OK, short net search says most likely just Fords, but I'd still look closely at the issue before jumping in.)
(OK, short net search says most likely just Fords, but I'd still look closely at the issue before jumping in.)
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10-29-2008, 10:43 AM
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The way I understand it, which may not be correct, take it for what it's worth, is that the newer throttle bodies are not like the older version in that they have a "plasticized" covering over the metal, and carb cleaner is deadly to this coating, it's will melt the plastic and affect performance. I just remember reading this somewhere in the last two years, but I don't remember where.
(OK, short net search says most likely just Fords, but I'd still look closely at the issue before jumping in.)
(OK, short net search says most likely just Fords, but I'd still look closely at the issue before jumping in.)