# Throttle plate

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-plate/66399>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 19, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-plate/66399 "2011-07-19T22:50:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![honda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de0a6/32.png) [@honda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/honda)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-plate/66399/1 "2011-07-19T22:50:32Z")

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2006 Honda CRV, throttle by wire. How can you get the throttle plate open to clean the throttle body etc. Thanks in advance. Honda Bill.

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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:** [July 19, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-plate/66399/2 "2011-07-19T23:12:49Z")

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The throttle plate can be opened simply by pushing on it. Then after cleaning push the throttle plate closed.

Tester

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-plate/66399/3 "2011-07-19T23:13:24Z")

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Push it open with your finger?

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**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-plate/66399/4 "2011-07-20T13:17:09Z")

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Yep, pull the duct work off, push it open and clean it making sure you clean the edges of the plate and the inside of the bore where the plate rests at. These are the most important places to keep clean.

transman

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-plate/66399/5 "2011-07-20T14:24:06Z")

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**“making sure you clean the edges of the plate and the inside of the bore where the plate rests at. These are the most important places to keep clean”**

It’s worth repeating.