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Throttle body cleaning
Hey guys im new to this forum, long time member of jeepforum though. Quick question, I cleaned my 96 Cherokee's throttle body today and changed the air filter. It wasn't stumbling or anything, the RPMs were a little low for my taste though (running around 750 at idle). Anyway i took everything apart, i left the throttle body on and just cleaned it with carb cleaner, with the engine off. My question is should the engine have been on while it was cleaned? Just wondering i've seen it done both ways but ive only seen it done with the engine running on a cherokee. So far the engine is running the same, so no problems to be seen, Its running as strong as ever. But should i have cleaned it with the engine on? (Ill definitly take the whole thing off next time).
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Thanks for the quick response! lol i didn't even use half of the can haha ill know next time though . It was extremly dirty though, the guy that had it before me didnt know a thing about keeping an engine clean by the looks of it. But she awfuly pretty now lol!
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Hey guys im new to this forum, long time member of jeepforum though. Quick question, I cleaned my 96 Cherokee's throttle body today and changed the air filter. It wasn't stumbling or anything, the RPMs were a little low for my taste though (running around 750 at idle). Anyway i took everything apart, i left the throttle body on and just cleaned it with carb cleaner, with the engine off. My question is should the engine have been on while it was cleaned? Just wondering i've seen it done both ways but ive only seen it done with the engine running on a cherokee. So far the engine is running the same, so no problems to be seen, Its running as strong as ever. But should i have cleaned it with the engine on? (Ill definitly take the whole thing off next time).
I open the throttle plate and scrub the body and plate with a tooth brush (make sure you get the back side of the plate, that where a lot of gunk builds up) and throttle body cleaner, then wipe it down with clean paper towels.
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Never use carb cleaner on a throttle body. Use only throttle body cleaner. The throttle plate is coated with a finish that can be damaged by carb cleaners (Gumout)...no repair is possible.
I open the throttle plate and scrub the body and plate with a tooth brush (make sure you get the back side of the plate, that where a lot of gunk builds up) and throttle body cleaner, then wipe it down with clean paper towels.
I open the throttle plate and scrub the body and plate with a tooth brush (make sure you get the back side of the plate, that where a lot of gunk builds up) and throttle body cleaner, then wipe it down with clean paper towels.
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Carb tune-up spray works wonders if you let it soak.
Btw ACC, your so ugly you had to drive a jeep just to look better
Btw ACC, your so ugly you had to drive a jeep just to look better
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Hey guys im new to this forum, long time member of jeepforum though. Quick question, I cleaned my 96 Cherokee's throttle body today and changed the air filter. It wasn't stumbling or anything, the RPMs were a little low for my taste though (running around 750 at idle). Anyway i took everything apart, i left the throttle body on and just cleaned it with carb cleaner, with the engine off. My question is should the engine have been on while it was cleaned? Just wondering i've seen it done both ways but ive only seen it done with the engine running on a cherokee. So far the engine is running the same, so no problems to be seen, Its running as strong as ever. But should i have cleaned it with the engine on? (Ill definitly take the whole thing off next time).
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