Always nice to share success stories! :clap:

 

every Toyota I've owned has responded well to throttle body cleaning, I also use the berryman spray, but pour a can of the liquid in the tank. works great.

 

Well done!

 

I still have problems with the car idling to 400 rpm's when im on a red light. Clean my TB twice within the past 4 months and still the same problem.

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I don't know if this would help, but I think I read "Fuel Injector Cleaners" could sometimes help.

 

I tried some lucas oil stuff but it didnt help. My cousin up north said zmax did wonders for his acura tl so im going to try that. Did all the battery and alternator tests and those came out good. Idk what would be my next choice.

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do these engines have idle air control valves? use berryman cleaner in the tank, it's strong stuff. vacuum leak?

 

sea foam does a good job of cleaning

 

true! I usually run it through the brake booster vacuum hose about every.30k or so... it's easy if you have someone to hold the gas at about 2000rpm while you slowly pour the seafoam into the hose.

 

So half the bottle in the gas tank and half in the brake booster line? Or split it in three and add to my oil?

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I just do half through booster, half in tank... I doubt you need any in oil, but I put it in crank case of a few cars I bought used, seems to clean it up if neglected or whatever...

 

My 2009 Toyota Camry started having Idling problems which is common at 77k- 80k. I read on some site online of a guy who performed a Sea Foam treatment. I went ahead and performed one on mine as well as cleaned the TB which looked clean but had minimal dirt and poured the rest in the gas tank, and my car hasn't had low idle. I am happy because the hesitation is gone no rough idle better gas mileage. I would suggest running a Sea Foam through the IACV line letting it sit for 15 min and cut the car on and rev to 2000RPM's til smoke has cleared the drive around the block and see how it rides good luck

 

I didn't disconnect my battery, i turned the car off with the key in the seat. You only disconnect it if it throws an check E light.

 

Is this the booster line?

AJ

 

looks like it but I don't know what that plastic thing is, maybe a check valve. anyone else done seafoam on this generation? mine only has 9k miles so I haven't yet...

 

it also comes in a spray can that enters the sealed intake right at the throttle body, might be better for this application. you want it to enter in a way that allows it to go to all the cylinders, looks like the booster hose is just on driver side. maybe someone else will chime in.

 

Its a 2009 corolla btw

AJ

 

nobody? I should go out and take a look, but otherwise can always use the spray called deep creep I believe, should be youtube stuff?

 

I googled for nearly an hour without a clear pic or description. I even tried looking at the directions on how to install an aftermarket intake to see if they mentioned the vacuum line in the instructions but no luck. I'll definately write a simple diy when I finally figure it out.

AJ

 

Got to say mine didnt start till 200,000 miles. I cleaned the throttle body, changed spark plugs etc. Still had issues. I noticed sometimes on cold starts it would make a roaring sound. Connected the reader and saw there was drops going on. It was my alternator not getting enough voltage that caused the low idle while stopped.

 

My sons Matrix did this...Already had new spark plugs .150K on the clock...I cleaned the Throttle body, fixed it right up. Had to actually scrape carbon off the inside of the round part with a snap blade knife as throttle body cleaner didn't move it well enough.

 

Soaking throttle body in some Seafoam will take care of it. Best use for that stuff. Usually doesn't take very long. You'll spend more time removing and reinstalling the TB.

 

My wife's 2009 Corolla S has 107,000 miles. Early on it developed a low idle and vibration while stopped at a light. It was idling about 600 rpm after it warmed up. It never stalled but occasionally vibrated. After doing some research I found some were having success cleaning the throttle body and throttle plate. I did that along with changing the spark plugs. At that time I disconnected the battery to reset the computer. She has put about 2,000 miles on it since then and it never idles below 800 rpm. The vibration hasn't been back either. I believe it was the throttle body/ plate cleaning and disconnecting the battery that resets the computer that fixed it. The plugs still looked good at 105 K miles, but I had new ones so I put them in. I bought a can of Berryman b12 choke & carb cleaner and sprayed a little on the throttle body and plate and then sprayed some on a rag and wiped down the body and plate. It was quite dirty.
If your having any idle issues this might be worth a try. Hope it helps someone.
Sorry if this is a replete thread.

I have a 2017 Carolla with 106k miles. My car started giving me the same symptoms lately. I am going to try cleaning the throttle body and see if it helps. Thank u for this post.