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Using WD-40 to clean the inside of a throttle body???
#1097054
10/01/14 06:28 PM
10/01/14 06:28 PM
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Huntsville, AL
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Is there any reason why NOT to use WD-40 to clean the inside of a throttle body? Back in the 80's when I worked for my dad logging he used WD-40 to clean just about everything. I don't see why it couldn't be used on the inside of a throttle body, but I don't remember dad ever using WD-40 for that purpose.
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Re: Using WD-40 to clean the inside of a throttle body???
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10/01/14 06:44 PM
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Saraland, Alabama
hammerhead
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http://m.oreillyauto.com/mt/www.oreillya...2&ppt=C0126Silicone will kill O2 sensors... guess what is in WD40. Silicone Plus, WD40 will attract and hold dirt, defeating the purpose of cleaning the TB. CRC makes a throttle body/intake cleaner. Plus, at $5 a can, it's probably cheaper than WD40. Check Oriellys, Autozone, or Walmart for it .
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Re: Using WD-40 to clean the inside of a throttle body???
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10/02/14 01:40 AM
10/02/14 01:40 AM
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Thanks for the info hammerhead and 85toyo.  Looks like I'll stop by Autozone on the way home today.
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Re: Using WD-40 to clean the inside of a throttle body???
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10/02/14 08:35 AM
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Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen
James
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Ya'll realize that wd40 (water displacement formal 40) was designed as neither a cleaner nor lubricant right? Works great for displacing water though. But that's about it. Wrong!  It's designed to clean and loosen(lubricate)those dirty bolts!..It was originally designed to prevent corrosion & as a water repellent..
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Re: Using WD-40 to clean the inside of a throttle body???
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10/02/14 09:31 AM
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We used carb cleaner and a tooth brush for years. We now just wipe them out with a shop rag soaked with throttle cleaner. Just about everything is drive by wire and you can kill a throttle body by letting cleaner run down the throttle shaft into a sensor. The cleaner we use today is crap compared to what we used a few years back, but it will take paint off.
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Re: Using WD-40 to clean the inside of a throttle body???
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10/02/14 11:07 AM
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Just picked up my car from the dealer for an oil change. They called and told me that I need to have the throttle body and injectors cleaned due to ethenol fuel. He then told me it cost $160 to do this. I'm pretty sure I can buy a can of throttle body cleaner and some good fuel injection cleaner for alot less than that.
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