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Old 12-22-2011 | 09:14 PM
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Is there a gasket needed when detail cleaning your throttle body? Thank you!
Old 12-22-2011 | 09:23 PM
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If you are pulling the TB then yea put a new gasket on when u put it back on the intake
Old 12-22-2011 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Vincenza V
Is there a gasket needed when detail cleaning your throttle body? Thank you!
If you're going to properly "detail clean" your TB, then you're going to have to dismount it. If you're going to dismount it, you're going to need a new base gasket.

TIP: Before you put the new gasket on, give both sides a light coat of dry graphite. This will help the gasket release next time, which reduces the need for cleaning (the graphite will simply wipe off with a rag dampened with solvent.) This still doesn't allow comfortable reuse of the gasket, but it shortens the job.
Old 12-22-2011 | 10:41 PM
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Holy poop 5-90 ur still on here!!!!!
Old 12-23-2011 | 01:45 AM
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Holy poop 5-90 ur still on here!!!!!
Haven't gone anywhere - just may not respond very often. But, I try to check each of several Jeep boards (and one RV owner's board,) at least once per day.
Old 12-23-2011 | 04:57 PM
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Thanks for the tip! Never heard that before.
Old 12-24-2011 | 02:36 AM
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DO NOT USE BRAKE CLEANER!!!

its corrosive to the connectors and electrical equipment in sensors and its corrosive to soft metals.

clean IAC out really good and look at the sensor too.
Old 12-24-2011 | 03:21 PM
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x2 ^ Use throttle body and carb cleaner.
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