# Air induction cleaning service

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-induction-cleaning-service/3554>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 23, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-induction-cleaning-service/3554 "2007-08-23T18:52:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![brucep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@brucep](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brucep)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-induction-cleaning-service/3554/1 "2007-08-23T18:52:43Z")

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I have a 2003 Focus with 47,000 miles on it. When I went in for scheduled service they tried to sell me a $99.99 "air induction cleaning service.  
  
 I sensed a ripoff and said no. Did I do the right thing?

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**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-induction-cleaning-service/3554/2 "2007-08-23T19:45:11Z")

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Yes, you did do the right thing.

But at 47K it could’nt hurt to pull the intake tube off of the throttle body & have a look see.

If the throttle body/plate is “gunked up”, you can clean it up yourself for the price of a can of throttle body cleaner & a few minutes of your time.

Just follow the directions on the can.

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-induction-cleaning-service/3554/3 "2007-08-23T21:21:03Z")

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This is a common ripoff. Like Wall Street, it is standard and poor. You did right to decline.

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**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-induction-cleaning-service/3554/4 "2007-08-23T21:23:32Z")

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This is indeed a ripoff line. Reminds me of when I was looking at TVs and the salesman wanted to sell me a service plan to clean out the “digital filter” every year or so. I guess he though they could vacuum out the remains of dirty movies?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-induction-cleaning-service/3554/5 "2007-08-23T21:46:44Z")

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I would find someone else to do my service if I were you. You don’t need to have the dealer do your service.