Valvoline Throttlebody cleaner SUCKS AZZ...need suggestions
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Valvoline Throttlebody cleaner SUCKS AZZ...need suggestions
ok, note to all who have thought of using Valvoline Throttlebody cleaner...it might as well be pressurized water...doesn't do jack shizznit.
The throttlebody has a light coating of black stuff around its edges. Any idea how to get that stuff off? I don't wanna take the throttlebody off, but I guess I will if I need to. Thanks guys
The throttlebody has a light coating of black stuff around its edges. Any idea how to get that stuff off? I don't wanna take the throttlebody off, but I guess I will if I need to. Thanks guys
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When I changed my headgasket and had the IM and throttle body off the car, I looked at my t/b, and from the backside, there was some black stuff around the edge of the butterfly plate. I cleaned the t/b with intake cleaner, but the black stuff was on there pretty good. It felt almost rubbery, like high temp silicone or something. I'm not exactly sure, but I think it was applied from the factory to help seal the throttle plate when it's in the closed position.
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Originally posted by inspyral
When I changed my headgasket and had the IM and throttle body off the car, I looked at my t/b, and from the backside, there was some black stuff around the edge of the butterfly plate. I cleaned the t/b with intake cleaner, but the black stuff was on there pretty good. It felt almost rubbery, like high temp silicone or something. I'm not exactly sure, but I think it was applied from the factory to help seal the throttle plate when it's in the closed position.
When I changed my headgasket and had the IM and throttle body off the car, I looked at my t/b, and from the backside, there was some black stuff around the edge of the butterfly plate. I cleaned the t/b with intake cleaner, but the black stuff was on there pretty good. It felt almost rubbery, like high temp silicone or something. I'm not exactly sure, but I think it was applied from the factory to help seal the throttle plate when it's in the closed position.
every honda throttle body i have dealt with had the same stuff on the backside of the butterfly too....thats for 2 h22a's, an f22a1, d15b7, d16z6 and a b18c1...
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Yah, its this sealant they put on from the factory, to help maintain a good seal. I find that on all the TBs I have played with, the sealant is all cracked and **** though.
If you ever taken apart the butterfly plate from an H22 or something, each butterfly has the same coating on the edges too.
If you ever taken apart the butterfly plate from an H22 or something, each butterfly has the same coating on the edges too.