# 97 Cavalier Throttle Body gunk

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-cavalier-throttle-body-gunk/11332>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 1, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-cavalier-throttle-body-gunk/11332 "2008-03-01T19:47:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![simplex1040](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@simplex1040](https://community.cartalk.com/u/simplex1040)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-cavalier-throttle-body-gunk/11332/1 "2008-03-01T19:47:14Z")

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I was giving the wife’s car a tune up (new plugs, filter etc) I noticed that in the throttle body ( behind the plate) it is covered in what looks like oily goo. Should i at some point remove the TB and give it a good cleaning inside?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-cavalier-throttle-body-gunk/11332/2 "2008-03-01T19:50:53Z")

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Purchase an aerosol can of throttle body cleaner. If it’s really gunked up you might need two cans. Hold the throttle plate open and spray inside the throttle body. Using a toothbrush helps to break up the deposits.

Tester

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-cavalier-throttle-body-gunk/11332/3 "2008-03-01T21:42:02Z")

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And park it in a miserable neighbors driveway with the rear toward his house. BEFORE you spray!