Throttle body cleaning not sure which one to clean the top or bottom?

2000 DODGE CARAVAN
155,700 MILES • 3.8L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DREWDAS
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Video for the vehicle listed above Grand Caravan throttle sensor cleaning not sure which one to clean the top or bottom sensors.
Aug 22, 2022 at 12:17 AM
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I am not sure about which sensors you are talking about, but when you service a throttle bore it is the butterfly and bore that gets cleaned check out. This video which shows the job being done:

https://youtu.be/Ui8zhMLp5EM

Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.
Aug 22, 2022 at 2:58 PM
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