Throttle Body cleaning tips

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Ryan Decker

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Anybody got any tips/tricks/instructionals on how to clean the throttle body for my 2012 Ram 1500? ALSO - do i have to worry about timing , relearning anything when i take it off to clean, replace it?
 

Fitz-0518

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If you use the search engine on this forum, just enter throttle body clean, you will find all the does and don't. You may know this, I didn't. Do-not us TB cleaner and never spray anything inside the TB. It will foul the TB control module on the side.
 

McBroom

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If you use the search engine on this forum, just enter throttle body clean, you will find all the does and don't. You may know this, I didn't. Do-not us TB cleaner and never spray anything inside the TB. It will foul the TB control module on the side.
Hmm I just learned something. Thx Fitz

I Love my 18 Ram 2500 4x4 CC U.S.M.C.(ret) CPL
 

QwikKota

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Complete waste of time, IMO. If you have a catch can, just leave the TB alone. Unless it is sticking, why would you mess with it? Taking it off can lead to problems that weren't there before. It's not recommended to fool with drive by wire setups. Aside from sticking I cannot think of a problem cleaning a TB would fix.
 
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