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Well I know It is because there is probably a pool of throttle body cleaner in the intake, I sprayed the throttle body butterfly until it was clean, probably should have done it with the engine running and revving but I didnt. Know it just cranks tries to catch and then just keeps cranking because at that point I think it starts to flood with fuel. I got it going and reved it to about 3K for a second by cranking it with the pedal to the floor to suck the fuel/throttle body cleaner out of the intake and it did start and rev and then I let off a bit and it stalled. I guess I'll have to wait until morning and hope all the cleaner and fuel evaporates. I was going to remove the throttle body so nothing would get into the lower intake but murphys law strikes again. Another fun day maintaining a camry
^ Are you in Hartford, or the outskirts? starting Oct 23rd, I'll be at UHa 2 days a week for class if you need help with anything.
Thanks I am in Boston. I appreciate the offer but I am jsut looking for feedback if it was a good idea to clean the throttle body that way or not. The spray I used is safe for sensors, so I guess I'll just have to wait until it has all evaporated in the morning. Hope it starts, I want to change my rear valve cover and spark plugs, but gotta get it started first. I guess I'd be more pissed if I HAD replaced the rear plugs removed the manifoled and replaced the valve cover gasket and have it not start LOL!!! I have alway s tried to only do one thing at a time that way you always know what helped, but I did the front plugs and cleanded the throttle body at the same time. I gues I should have done it with the engine running or the throttle body removed competely. Now all that residual crap has to dry up before it'll start.
just hold the pedla down adn start it and keep it at like 2krpms for a little and it should be fine.
Yup that did work for a second and I let off and it stalled, should work better tomorrow after everything evaporates. Thanks for the re-assurance.
I must say I have made a LOT of progress with the camry I cam close to selling it over the summer, but now it is in very good mechanical condition(once it starts again that is), so I'll be keepong it for awhile and saving a lot of money over buying a new car. I hadnt even been posting here for awhile-I sorta gave up on the car when the radiator started leaking and the struts were ratteling and the exuast was leaking, fixed all that in the past month and it rides and runs great. Forums like these are awesome resources. My haynes manual helped too
Do what RedPhoenix suggested. That's how you start a flooded engine. This time when it starts, let up on the pedal just enougn to keep the engine running. Don't overrev the engine. Just try to keep it running.
Started up this morning, so everything is all set. Thanks for the replies. Seems to idle a bit better after cleaning but that could be from changing the front plugs too. At least I know its clean now.
Time to go to town on that stripped intake bolt and finish the spark plugs and rear valve cover.
thats normal, but i think you've sprayed in too much! hahaha....
next time yeah, just press on the accellerator and keep it around 2,000rpm for about 15-20sec and it should clear it up (it happened to me several months ago when i cleaned out the TB, wouldn't start for several times, but after idling the engine around 2,000rpm for 20sec problem solved)
thats normal, but i think you've sprayed in too much! hahaha....
next time yeah, just press on the accellerator and keep it around 2,000rpm for about 15-20sec and it should clear it up (it happened to me several months ago when i cleaned out the TB, wouldn't start for several times, but after idling the engine around 2,000rpm for 20sec problem solved)
Yeah I think you are right I sprayed in most of the can LOL!!! This really is something that is best done with the throttle body off the car or maybe even the entire upper air intake so you can clean that too; that way you can had dry everything and the cleaner will never make it into the cylinders. It flooded the intake pretty good. On carburated cars I would usually clean out the throttle bores with the motor running revving the engine as I sprayed the cleaner in. If I ever have to do it again I'll take the whole thing off.
yeah letting it pool up is not a great idea, in my post on this i point out, "spray and wipe the excess "
All that cleaner can flood the spark plugs and make em too wet to start. And can make the mixture too rich also. Thats why on the can they always say, "clean with a warm engine" and to start it right after cleaning, so you are starting a warm engine and not a cold one.
You might also want to check the oil for signs of contamination. Some of the excess cleaning fluid that can't be burned by the engine will make it's way past the pistion rings and eventually down in to the oil pan. If you haven't changed the oil recently, you might just want to do it as a precaution.
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(it happened to me several months ago when i cleaned out the TB, wouldn't start for several times, but after idling the engine around 2,000rpm for 20sec problem solved)
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