Throttle body cleaning

2001 FORD RANGER
185,000 MILES • 3.0L • 6 CYL • AUTOMATIC
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GEORGE SUNDERMEIER
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I want to clean the throttle body but there is a sticker saying do not spray throttle body because of a special coating. is there another method to do that?
Mar 1, 2018 at 12:16 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon.

I use brake kleen. You spray it on a rag and then wipe out the throttle body. takes a while but you do not want to take the coating off the inside of the throttle body as it will become a magnet for carbon.

Roy
Mar 1, 2018 at 12:22 PM
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STEVE W.
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You can buy special cleaner for the throttle body that is coating safe. Brake Kleen can easily damage the coating if you are not real careful. However, I would still use a rag to clean it as spraying any of the cleaners can lead to problems if they get into places they should not. Like the TPS or throttle control motor.
Mar 1, 2018 at 1:41 PM
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