Do you want to achieve 4Runner bliss??
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Do you want to achieve 4Runner bliss??
......clean your throttle body! I cleaned my 4Runner and pickup throttle bodies today. Okay, I cleaned the pickup's carb, but anyway, the 4Runner is running a bit smoother, it was really gunked up in there. It only took like half an hour to get it realllllly shiny. I'm gonna do the ISR mod as soon as I find a place that can mandrel bend 3" piping...I don't know of any places that are close
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Little update: Decided to check out my gains, I went on a little 40 mile cruise. Definitely noticed a HUGE improvement. I always track my mileage, my best guess (won't know until tank is gone) is a 3mpg improvement. Yes, my TB was really grimey. I also noticed it doesn't bog down anymore. I thought the bogging was just something I had to live with, due to the transmission & engine age, it wasn't really that bad so I just let it go....but it's noticeably smoother now, especially when I floor it from 2nd gear.
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Spray? I am cheap...I got the least expensive carb/fuel injector cleaner I could find, it didn't even have a spray top, I just got a toothbrush, dipped the brush in cleaner and went at it like a retarded chimp. I had my brother step on the gas to open the TB (also held it open with spring after I realized he was PURPOSELY trying to squish my hand in it) and I just put the brush in as far as it could go and scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed. You can get the whole thing clean without taking it off, I believe. I had the brush at least past the TB, I just cleaned and cleaned until the brush came back clean everytime. It's really not hard, you just have to take off the one hose to get into it, not hard at all!
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Spray? I am cheap...I got the least expensive carb/fuel injector cleaner I could find, it didn't even have a spray top, I just got a toothbrush, dipped the brush in cleaner and went at it like a retarded chimp.
I had my brother step on the gas to open the TB (also held it open with spring after I realized he was PURPOSELY trying to squish my hand in it)
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That is too funny! I will definitly do that tomorrow. I have opened it up my TB before and it is BAD, lots of dust over here in the arm pit of Oregon.
So did you have the engion running the whole time?
Thanks!!
Spray? I am cheap...I got the least expensive carb/fuel injector cleaner I could find, it didn't even have a spray top, I just got a toothbrush, dipped the brush in cleaner and went at it like a retarded chimp.
I had my brother step on the gas to open the TB (also held it open with spring after I realized he was PURPOSELY trying to squish my hand in it)
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That is too funny! I will definitly do that tomorrow. I have opened it up my TB before and it is BAD, lots of dust over here in the arm pit of Oregon.
So did you have the engion running the whole time?
Thanks!!
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NoooOOoOooOOOoooo no engine running. I didn't think it was a good idea to have the engine sucking in unfiltered air. You don't need to have it on to open the TB, just pull the spring assembly towards you or have an "assistant" step on the gas (that works a little better) I went to Wal Mart and go the "house brand" (Tech something) carb/injector cleaner for 83 cents (incl tax!!!) and when I was done cleaning I dumped the rest in the gas tank.
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Originally posted by Erich_870
How exactly did you clean it? Did you take it all the way off, or did you spray up in the air intake part. I need details man, details!!
How exactly did you clean it? Did you take it all the way off, or did you spray up in the air intake part. I need details man, details!!
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los_gato,
have you ever had your engine checked for the sludge problem? I thought the 3.0's were bad and there was a recall on these at one point or another. might be worth investigating as you may find some more places to clean and gain more efficiency. just a thought.
have you ever had your engine checked for the sludge problem? I thought the 3.0's were bad and there was a recall on these at one point or another. might be worth investigating as you may find some more places to clean and gain more efficiency. just a thought.
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I think the 3.0 that you are thinking of is the 3.0 that is in the Highlander and Sienna. It is a different beast entirely. That said I had nice gains after cleaning out my throttle body a couple of weeks ago.
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Originally posted by Victor
I think the 3.0 that you are thinking of is the 3.0 that is in the Highlander and Sienna. It is a different beast entirely. That said I had nice gains after cleaning out my throttle body a couple of weeks ago.
I think the 3.0 that you are thinking of is the 3.0 that is in the Highlander and Sienna. It is a different beast entirely. That said I had nice gains after cleaning out my throttle body a couple of weeks ago.
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Originally posted by Los Gatos?
NoooOOoOooOOOoooo no engine running. I didn't think it was a good idea to have the engine sucking in unfiltered air.
NoooOOoOooOOOoooo no engine running. I didn't think it was a good idea to have the engine sucking in unfiltered air.
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Originally posted by Los Gatos?
Well maybe it wouldn't be bad for it, but just the same (and since I didn't have a spray bottle) I didn't do anything with the engine on.
Well maybe it wouldn't be bad for it, but just the same (and since I didn't have a spray bottle) I didn't do anything with the engine on.
sorry, I didn't read fatty's post above before posting this so I guess I repeated him.
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