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cleaning throttle body

mtz956

mtz956

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i removed da (iac) idler air control valve and it was nasty,should i remove da throttle body to clean it? can i spray carbuator cleaner when is installed?my car wont start and i have spark need to press da gas to be able to turn on. i can hear da fuelpump when i turn da key to on position. i havent check fuel preesure. going to. they told me to check da (iac) valve. it was dirty, im gooing to clean it to see if it works. should i clean da tb? :th_skull:thanks in advance.
 


Cleaning the TB is probably not bad, but I have my doubts it's the root cause of your problem. I agree, if you are going to clean the TB right (as you should), take it off, other wise you're not going to get it all.

Once the car is started, how does it run? Is it misfiring? By the fact it runs once started, we know you have air/fuel/spark. Pressing the gas is probably coincidence (since fuel injection should adress that). One guess I could make is a fuel line leak. When the car is off, the fuel leaks out the line, thus creating a problem starting (as you need to wait for fuel to work to the front and pressure build up). Just a guess, we need more info.
 


mtz956 said:
i removed da (iac) idler air control valve and it was nasty,should i remove da throttle body to clean it? can i spray carbuator cleaner when is installed?my car wont start and i have spark need to press da gas to be able to turn on. i can hear da fuelpump when i turn da key to on position. i havent check fuel preesure. going to. they told me to check da (iac) valve. it was dirty, im gooing to clean it to see if it works. should i clean da tb? :th_skull:thanks in advance.
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I'm not an English major, but really? I couldn't take it.


I removed the (IAC) idler air control valve and it was nasty, should I remove the throttle body to clean it? Can I spray carburetor cleaner when is installed? My car won’t start and I have spark need to press the gas to be able to turn on. I can hear the fuel pump when I turn the key to on position. I haven’t check fuel pressure; I’m going to. They told me to check the (IAC) valve. It was dirty; I’m going to clean it to see if it works. Should I clean the TB? Thanks in advance

Better? Its amazing what Word spelling and grammar check can do.

But yea, I would guess fuel pump may be getting weak or a bad resistor. But more information would help.
 
ok sorry for spelling, da car is a 98 gtp 3.8 s/c and da car turns on but havent drove it like this. need to press da gas and da brake in order to move it. im going to clean da TB and da (iac) hopefully it works. next going to find da fuelpump ressitor.:confused: can someone post any pics to see where is located at.also its got a new (tps)throttle position sensor installed. 2 days before it died, da car was running like somehow accelerated. not alot but like 1300rpms. like if i was giving it throttle.
thanks for da help:th_skull:
 


Resistor connector is behind the headlight area
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Resistor..it's behind the washer bottle
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grammar and spell check:


Ok sorry for spelling, the car is a 98 GTP 3.8 s/c and the car turns on but I haven’t driven it like this. Need to press the gas and the brake in order to move it. I’m going to clean the TB and the (IAC) hopefully it works. Next going to find the fuel pump resistor, can someone post any pics to see where is located at. Also it’s got a new (TPS) throttle position sensor installed. 2 days before it died, the car was running like somehow accelerated. Not a lot but like 1300rpms. Like if I was giving it throttle.
Thanks for the help
 
mtz956 said:
i removed da (iac) idler air control valve and it was nasty,should i remove da throttle body to clean it? can i spray carbuator cleaner when is installed?my car wont start and i have spark need to press da gas to be able to turn on. i can hear da fuelpump when i turn da key to on position. i havent check fuel preesure. going to. they told me to check da (iac) valve. it was dirty, im gooing to clean it to see if it works. should i clean da tb? :th_skull:thanks in advance.
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did you check the lil plug under your supercharger nose... it tends to drop off from time to time and will cause the problems your asking about
 
GTPSHAWTY said:
did you check the lil plug under your supercharger nose... it tends to drop off from time to time and will cause the problems your asking about
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did you check da lil plug under da supacharga nose... it tend to drop off from time to time and will cause the problems your ax'n bout


:th_laugh-pointup: FIXED
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He's being a dick about your spelling.

If you're referring to the vacuum line, its pretty different from an electrical connector as it has to create an airtight seal.

In other news, this thread is from last year.

Quite a long time to live with an issue like that.
 
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