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PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:38 am
by whiteflash
Did mine yesterday and i notice when i floor it there is a little bit more kick to the car i guess cause theres more air getting through so freaking easy but i got no white smoke just the puttering

PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 4:56 pm
by oompah2788
i think ima have to try this too, but what do you guys think of the injector cleaners?? the one you put it the gas tank?? you think that actually works and if it does does it make a noticeable difference? Thanks

PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 5:09 pm
by Jon11582
I just did mine last week. I was expecting all this caked on goodness, but it wasnt dirty at all though, even after 46K and the original filter. Maybe its because I got a I4. About two sprays and about a 30 seconds of brushing got it clean and residue free. Outside of the butterfly valve, it was completely clean, you could still see the brass colored metal.

PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:09 pm
by groovespacer
Yeah the outter part generally stays clean its on the other side of the butterfly, that is ddirty.

PostPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 12:57 am
by lazyboyz69
should you clean it with teh supercharger..... cuz i did and i think i lost some boost.... i'm not sure.... or is it me....

PostPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 2:55 pm
by Rudy
lazyboyz69 wrote:should you clean it with teh supercharger..... cuz i did and i think i lost some boost.... i'm not sure.... or is it me....


It's you

PostPosted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:28 am
by 209solara
Awesome tutorial, just did mine on a 99 V6 with just over 70k. It was very dirty, but simple to clean. I also used the stp intake cleaner, like $3 at auto zone. I will be using the valvoline synpower fuel system treatment once i gas up again. And Ill be getting my injen tommorow, so thought i might as well give it a clean home 8)

PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:13 pm
by randomman84
holy crap that worked great. the car is so much smoother in accelerating now! Thank you soo so much!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 5:58 pm
by gSx8o
thanks a lot for the tutorial bro
i got the job done on the 5S-FE with 111k mi
pretty much the same procedure
i wouldn't have done it without reading this topic

PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 11:03 pm
by randomman84
here is some photos, i forgot to post them b4.
before
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after
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sorry the pics are blurry having camera issues.

PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:10 pm
by jerold
hey, i got the STP cleaner, and sprayed the crap out of my throttle body, but now i got a code 505, idle control system malfunction. what did i do wrong? and how do i go about fixing it? i tested the IAC like the Haynes manual said. it seems fine.

after i drove it, the throttle seemed stuck. not when gassing it, but when letting go of the gas. it would still go for a couple of seconds, before backing off.

PostPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:18 am
by Midias
I also removed theback plate off the V6 manifold and cleaned that out very good

PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:02 pm
by RichD978
Is it safe the drive about say half an hour (10 miles) and clean the throttle body once i arrive at the destination? Or should I wait for the car to cool down? If so , how long would i wait?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:15 pm
by RichD978
can someone please answer ^^^^ thanks

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:40 pm
by bassthrive
Engine temp shouldn't effect cleaning, aside from it being a little uncomfortable to work around a hot engine.