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Pro tip: I tried cleaning a throttle body with brake cleaner instead of the proper spray and it left a weird film.
I was in a pinch on a 2015 Civic and grabbed the can of brake cleaner off the shelf, thinking it would cut through the carbon just fine. It cleaned it but left a sticky residue that actually made the idle worse until I went back with the right stuff. Has anyone else had a cleaner backfire like that, and what's your go-to for throttle bodies now?
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diana_bell745mo ago
Yeah, brake cleaner can leave that film because it's not meant to evaporate completely like throttle body cleaner. I only use the proper spray now, it's made to dry clean without any residue. Learned that the hard way too lol.
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river1835mo ago
Wait, you're telling me people still use brake cleaner for throttle bodies? @diana_bell74 is totally right, that stuff is a mess. I tried it once and the film it left made my idle worse than before I cleaned it. The right spray costs a bit more but it actually works and dries clean. Never going back to the wrong can again.
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felix4883mo ago
Wait, seriously? People actually do that?
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