cleaning throttle body saw a warning ??

[Tom Rs]

i was about to clean the throttle body on my sisters car when i saw a sticker on top of it that said do not clean throttle body or adjust some kind of screw b/c of a special coating. so will throttle body cleaner not work ???? thanx

[Red]

dont clean it with carb cleaner

[hockeyman]

The MAF sensor is VERY sensitive! If you spray carb cleaner or even throttle body cleaner directly on it, it may destroy it.

I took the whole TB off, completely disassembled it, and soaked the bare TB's "exoskeleton" (I've always wanted to say that!) in a degreasing solution to break down the sh*tload of carbon buildup that was inside of it. Put some rubber gloves on and lightly scrubbed the inside of the TB with an old toothbrush. Re-installed afterwards and the car ran nice-n-smooooth! ;)

[Tom Rs]

the car has the maf built in the intake elbow before the throttle body. so is it safe to spray some throttle body cleaner in it ??

[Red]

read the directions or try a search. I have read quite a few. I have some that says to , basically, just squirt the moving parts on either side as well as the blade but not to squirt down inside the body directly.

I found some berrymans b12 (i believe) throttle body cleaner and will use that. I have been reading about seafoam too and you might check it out. Some said it could clean the throttle body as well (the back of blade and stuff you'd have to disassemble to get to)

[Dr Todd]

"Gumout" use to make a spray cleaner just for throttle bodies. A label on the can reads " does not remove protective coating."