Throttle Body Cleaning Solution - Mitsubishi-Forums.com

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

Mitsubishi-Forums.com > Mitsubishi Models > Eclipse Forum > 1G/2G (1990-1999) Eclipse

Mitsubishi-Forums.com - The UNOFFICIAL Mitsubishi Community This site is NOT affiliated in any way with Mitsubishi or any of it's subsidiaries. Our goal is to provide Mitsubishi owners an information outlet - a means to communicate with other Mitsubishi owners. It is simply a community where fans and owners can get the right information for tuning, customization and general discussions on anything about Mitsubishi. You'll find the answer to almost any question about your Mitsubishi in this site. If not, simply join and ask! We have many willing expert members just waiting to answer your questions.

2 Pages

1 2 >

Do you like Mitsubishi-Forums.com? Link to us and help spread the word about our forum. Thanks!

Throttle Body Cleaning Solution

Options

StevenWyman View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 04:07 AM Post #1
Senior Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 21-July 08 Member No.: 61,475 Status: Location: Katy, TX, USA Drives: 1997 Eclipse GS - Luna	Is it safe to use PB Blaster to clean my throttle body? No offense but to be completely honest I don't care if it's better to use carburetor cleaner yada yada... I just want to know if this is safe. I have a full can, and I want to make use of it. I've probably got about a quarter inch of carbon and gunk caked onto my throttle body.

pwee05 View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 06:48 AM Post #2
Bleeds black and gold Group: Admin Posts: 6,053 Joined: 2-January 06 Member No.: 19,248 Status: Location: Lancaster, PA Drives: 1996 Talon AWD. Built, but no longer drives: 1997 mitsubishi eclipse RS; 1990 Talon AWD; 1995 Talon AWD, 1997 Talon AWD. Seems like a pattern	pb blaster does work as a good solvent, it will make a huge mess though so take your tb off if you plan to use that to clean it btw if you have an extra styrofoam laying around that you want to get rid of pb blaster will melt the hell out of it

StevenWyman View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 06:57 AM Post #3
Senior Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 21-July 08 Member No.: 61,475 Status: Location: Katy, TX, USA Drives: 1997 Eclipse GS - Luna	Yeah lol, the can say's it'll melt a cup into a puddle. I was gonna remove the throttle body anyway this way I can completely clean the inside of it and everything. I'm having a bit of a hard time finding a good tutorial for going about doing this though. I'm gonna have to go with my Haynes manual!

pwee05 View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 07:02 AM Post #4
Bleeds black and gold Group: Admin Posts: 6,053 Joined: 2-January 06 Member No.: 19,248 Status: Location: Lancaster, PA Drives: 1996 Talon AWD. Built, but no longer drives: 1997 mitsubishi eclipse RS; 1990 Talon AWD; 1995 Talon AWD, 1997 Talon AWD. Seems like a pattern	if you want to take pics of the process as you go we can put it in the FAQ

StevenWyman View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 07:19 AM Post #5
Senior Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 21-July 08 Member No.: 61,475 Status: Location: Katy, TX, USA Drives: 1997 Eclipse GS - Luna	QUOTE(pwee05 @ Sep 30 2008, 08:02 AM) if you want to take pics of the process as you go we can put it in the FAQ [right][snapback]210292[/snapback][/right] Well I'd love to but the goddamn air intake hose is stuck to the throttle body! It just won't come off!

pwee05 View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 07:36 AM Post #6
Bleeds black and gold Group: Admin Posts: 6,053 Joined: 2-January 06 Member No.: 19,248 Status: Location: Lancaster, PA Drives: 1996 Talon AWD. Built, but no longer drives: 1997 mitsubishi eclipse RS; 1990 Talon AWD; 1995 Talon AWD, 1997 Talon AWD. Seems like a pattern	:lol: that happens. do you have a soft mallet?

StevenWyman View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 07:47 AM Post #7
Senior Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 21-July 08 Member No.: 61,475 Status: Location: Katy, TX, USA Drives: 1997 Eclipse GS - Luna	Probably somewhere, I'll look. I hate to break it to you but I really yanked and wrenched this thing hard and it just wouldn't budge. Wouldn't even show a sign that I loosened the clamp on it.

pwee05 View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 07:55 AM Post #8
Bleeds black and gold Group: Admin Posts: 6,053 Joined: 2-January 06 Member No.: 19,248 Status: Location: Lancaster, PA Drives: 1996 Talon AWD. Built, but no longer drives: 1997 mitsubishi eclipse RS; 1990 Talon AWD; 1995 Talon AWD, 1997 Talon AWD. Seems like a pattern	take the clamp completely off, it might be tightening back up on the lip of the elbow when you try to slide it

StevenWyman View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 07:57 AM Post #9
Senior Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 21-July 08 Member No.: 61,475 Status: Location: Katy, TX, USA Drives: 1997 Eclipse GS - Luna	Alright I'll try that. Be right back, LOL. If it works, I'll grab my video camera and start-a-filmin.

pwee05 View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 08:29 AM Post #10
Bleeds black and gold Group: Admin Posts: 6,053 Joined: 2-January 06 Member No.: 19,248 Status: Location: Lancaster, PA Drives: 1996 Talon AWD. Built, but no longer drives: 1997 mitsubishi eclipse RS; 1990 Talon AWD; 1995 Talon AWD, 1997 Talon AWD. Seems like a pattern	if thta doesn't work take a small screw driver and slide it under the coupler. slowly work around the coupler to try and work it loose. then smack it inward with the mallet and that should break it free.

StevenWyman View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 09:34 AM Post #11
Senior Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 21-July 08 Member No.: 61,475 Status: Location: Katy, TX, USA Drives: 1997 Eclipse GS - Luna	Allright I found a solution. I yanked as hard as I can. It made a cartoonish popping noise as it disconnected. LOL! So, I JUST FINISHED cleaning 120k miles worth of engine waste off of the inside of that throttle body. There's a few little specs left in the corners I couldn't get to, but I think I did an amazing job. I didn't do video, but I got pics. I'll make a new thread with the instructions!

4G63Attack View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 09:53 AM Post #12
The Green Hell Group: Moderator Posts: 4,088 Joined: 12-March 05 Member No.: 7,500 Status: Location: SoCal Drives: 1G GSX	how is the smell of the pb blaster :grin:

StevenWyman View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 10:22 AM Post #13
Senior Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 21-July 08 Member No.: 61,475 Status: Location: Katy, TX, USA Drives: 1997 Eclipse GS - Luna	Terrible! I was dizzy when I finished! Check out the tutorial I made! http://www.mitsubishi-forums.com/index.php...t=0#entry210398

4G63Attack View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 10:51 AM Post #14
The Green Hell Group: Moderator Posts: 4,088 Joined: 12-March 05 Member No.: 7,500 Status: Location: SoCal Drives: 1G GSX	should have use seafoam its a lot better.

jonbonazza View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 11:35 AM Post #15
1.8 God Group: Members Posts: 2,251 Joined: 28-April 05 Member No.: 9,294 Status: Location: Fairmont, WV Drives: '93 Eclipse 1.8, '03 Dodge Neon SXT	QUOTE(4G63Attack @ Sep 30 2008, 11:51 AM) should have use seafoam its a lot better. [right][snapback]210409[/snapback][/right] mumbles

wickedz View Member Profile	Sep 30 2008, 11:50 AM Post #16
Expert Group: Members Posts: 1,072 Joined: 7-July 08 Member No.: 60,742 Status: Location: Tallahassee, FL Drives: 92 Eclipse GS 5spd	when yo get a hose like that, that wont come off, I usually just take off the clamp completely and then put pliers on the end and turn back and forth. It usually ALWAYS breaks free.

militaryman108