# 2005 Toyota Camry - symptoms of gummed up carburetor

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-camry-symptoms-of-gummed-up-carburetor/177273>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** camry, toyota\
**Created:** [June 6, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-camry-symptoms-of-gummed-up-carburetor/177273 "2021-06-06T14:55:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dewey10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Dewey10](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dewey10)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-camry-symptoms-of-gummed-up-carburetor/177273/1 "2021-06-06T14:55:12Z")

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What r the symptoms of a gummed up carburetor?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-camry-symptoms-of-gummed-up-carburetor/177273/2 "2021-06-06T15:15:32Z")

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Your 2005 Camry does not have a carburetor .

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-camry-symptoms-of-gummed-up-carburetor/177273/3 "2021-06-07T01:38:28Z")

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It does, however, have a _throttle body,_ which does essentially the same job. I figured someone should give a constructive response. Here are the symptoms of a dirty throttle body: [Symptoms of a Bad or Failing Throttle Body | Autoblog](https://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/12/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-throttle-body/)

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**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-camry-symptoms-of-gummed-up-carburetor/177273/4 "2021-06-08T03:10:55Z")

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Low idle and a sticking (closed) throttle, from my experience, are the main two symptoms of a throttle body that needs cleaning.