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I've read a lot about cleaning the throttle body, etc. and my '94 Camry has never had it done...
I asked a mechanic friend of mine and he'd never heard of the throttle body (maybe it has a different name in Australia)?
Basically - do I4 Camry's even have throttle bodies? If so, where is it and how do I clean it! All the info is for 6ers.. And I need a nice simple explanation to tell my mechanic friend what a throttle body is, where it is, if I have one and how to clean it? (Seafoam down the pipe thingy basically, either whilst idling or turned off?)
throttle body is there your air intake goes into your manifold. If you have the stock setup, your throttle body is where the plastic air intake ends that meets with the metal part. If you remove the air intake pipe, you can see a valve. That part is your throttle body and the butterfly valve and its surrounding area are the part that needs cleaning.
I asked a mechanic friend of mine and he'd never heard of the throttle body (maybe it has a different name in Australia)?(Seafoam down the pipe thingy basically, either whilst idling or turned off?)
you NEED a new mechanic.
and its too hard to get seafoam in australia. look for something else with the same active ingredients ($5 can, $50 shipping).
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125 front wheel horsepower with major retard issues between 4500-5200RPM -
OD switched off, even when not in 3rd results in major power loss/rpm drop.
Jumped the fence and went to my neighbour's shed (don't you love outback Australia?) and told him about Carb cleaner.
He got some terminal cleaner and said it might do...
So I now have a can of "CO Contact Cleaner" in my hand. It's a precision electronic cleaning solvent. It has the following ingredients: ... Well it doesn't say what it has in it.
It doesn't really sound right to me... Isn't the throttle body like a moving part, but then again this cleaner is designed for tape heads and stuff too... soo... opinions?
get throttlebody cleaner, erm.. thats what its called, lol...?
any place that has stuff like degreaser or other automotive sprays in a can (like start ya bastard, etc) will have it.
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125 front wheel horsepower with major retard issues between 4500-5200RPM -
OD switched off, even when not in 3rd results in major power loss/rpm drop.
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125 front wheel horsepower with major retard issues between 4500-5200RPM -
OD switched off, even when not in 3rd results in major power loss/rpm drop.
If you have O2 sensors on your Camrys in Australia, make sure whatever you get (carb cleaner, throttle body cleaner, air intake cleaner) says "Oxygen Sensor Safe" right on the can. Don't use any solvent that is not Oxygen Sensor Safe or you will feel a pain in your pocket book.
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