Throttle Body Removal, Installation, and Cleaning: Cleaning

WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.

WARNING:

Do not insert your fingers into the installed throttle body when you turn the vehicle to the ON mode, or while the vehicle is in ON mode. If you do, you will seriously injure your fingers if the throttle valve is activated.

Air Cleaner Element - Check
Throttle Body - Remove

Throttle Body - Clean

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1. Clean off the carbon from the throttle valve and inside the throttle body with a paper towel soaked in throttle plate cleaner.

Be careful not to pinch your fingers.
To avoid removing the molybdenum coating, do not clean the bearing area of the throttle shaft (A).
Do not spray throttle plate cleaner directly on the throttle body.
Use a commercially available throttle plate cleaner.

Throttle Body - Install
HDS - Connect
PCM - Reset

TP POSITION CHECK - Select

1. Select the PGM-FI System with the HDS.

2. Select the ETCS (TAC) TEST in the Function Test Menu with the HDS.

3. Select TP POSITION CHECK and clear the throttle position (TP) learned value.

4. Turn the vehicle to the OFF (LOCK) mode.

5. Turn the vehicle to the ON mode, and wait 2 seconds without pressing the accelerator pedal.