dirty throttle body

1991 NISSAN MAXIMA
181,000 MILES • 3.0L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BLANCA LOPEZ
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What can help with a dirty throttle body? Car shakes and sounds like a piston is slapping. I changed my exhaust gas sensor and changed very old fuel filter, but car still shakes and has very low power.
Sep 14, 2017 at 12:11 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Start with a scan for any fault code, full tune up and the throttle body can be cleaned with a dedicated throttle body cleaner. most spare part shops will have these for sale. the throttle body cleaner will come in an aerosol container.
Sep 14, 2017 at 5:06 AM
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