All:
For those of you running aftermarket air boxes, especially the type (CT) that requires an application oil to the filter element, how often do you clean the throttle body?
Oil from the filter element must be coating the entire air system passageway.
How much of an effect will a dirty throttle body have on the performance of the car?
Are there any A/B comparisons anyone would like to share?
What cleaning product is recommended?
Is it me or does the car seem slower these days?
97-T #009
[JCR - 2000/9/22] When I bought my car ('91 with 88,000 miles) it had a rough idle, so I talked to a friend who has his own auto repair business and specializes in engine diagnostics (I used to work for him a long time ago). He suggested that I remove the air cleaner and squirt carburetor cleaner directly into the air inlet body. He said that he gets in cars all the time with rough idle and it's caused by some small amount of dirt or crud sticking to the mass air flow sensor and/or some of the other sensors that hang in the air stream. I did this, then started the car and it idled just fine. That was almost 18 months ago and it still idles smoothly, although I've only driven about 6000 miles in that time.
[This message has been edited by NSX4U2 (edited 05 May 2002).]
For those of you running aftermarket air boxes, especially the type (CT) that requires an application oil to the filter element, how often do you clean the throttle body?
Oil from the filter element must be coating the entire air system passageway.
How much of an effect will a dirty throttle body have on the performance of the car?
Are there any A/B comparisons anyone would like to share?
What cleaning product is recommended?
Is it me or does the car seem slower these days?
97-T #009
[JCR - 2000/9/22] When I bought my car ('91 with 88,000 miles) it had a rough idle, so I talked to a friend who has his own auto repair business and specializes in engine diagnostics (I used to work for him a long time ago). He suggested that I remove the air cleaner and squirt carburetor cleaner directly into the air inlet body. He said that he gets in cars all the time with rough idle and it's caused by some small amount of dirt or crud sticking to the mass air flow sensor and/or some of the other sensors that hang in the air stream. I did this, then started the car and it idled just fine. That was almost 18 months ago and it still idles smoothly, although I've only driven about 6000 miles in that time.
[This message has been edited by NSX4U2 (edited 05 May 2002).]
