decent throttle body cleaner

[dansansome]

so after some fault codes, it seems the general concensus is that my throttle body needs a good clean, and wondered if anyone can recommend a decent and readily available one?

also, is it better to take the TB off the car to clean it, ir can it be done whil still on the car, if i just remove the pipes etc?

(i have vagcom to do TBA after cleaning)

thanks

[Col]

Just use an aerosol carb cleaner.

And yes, you should remove it from the car to clean as you don't want the poo going into the engine.

Also do a search on here for "throttle body alignment" as it is good practice to have this carried out after cleaning.

[mluton]

Just use an aerosol carb cleaner.

And yes, you should remove it from the car to clean as you don't want the poo going into the engine.

Also do a search on here for "throttle body alignment" as it is good practice to have this carried out after cleaning.

Same here £6 from halfords and a paint brush

[dansansome]

i went to halford last night and bought some of THIS (http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_20 2903_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__CarSelectorGroupId__varien t__categoryId_58757_crumb__parentcategoryrn_58757) from halfords.

I took the pipe off the valve intake and it looked like it had been sprayed with something before, as there was a puzzling fluid in there (not a lot, but looked and smelled a little like wd40+a bit of oil). now im guessing these components should be dry inside. so i will dry the lot properly when i can.

gonna take it off and sort it at the weekend when the engine is cold. it was pretty warm after driving home last night.

thanks guys :)