Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 AT 4:44 PM
I cleaned the throttle body and I may have damaged it? I pushed the throttle plate open with my finger and cleaned it with carburetor cleaner. Ever since, it has been shifting oddly and the idle has not been at the correct rpm (600 rpm when warm but sometimes 750). I unhooked the cables to the battery for ten minutes and then reconnected them. I let the car idle for about ten minutes and it has not helped. I tried this twice. The symptoms are minor but noticeable. The gas mileage has not been affected. Is there any fix? I believe the idle control valve is built in so I cannot clean that. Is my only option to purchase a new throttle body or is there a part I can buy? Is there something I can adjust? I cleaned the MAF sensor as well with no success. Thank you for you time.