1997 Sentra Trottle Body Gummed Up?

Joe · 2007-11-10T05:55:37+00:00

About once every 3-4 months, the car won't idle. You have to keep your foot on the gas to keep it running in neutral or drive... My mechanic said it is simply a gummed up throttle body and intake... He pulled the intake off right after the air filter, wiped his finger on the inside of the mechanism and came out with a grease-covered finger... Black as can be...He says there is a $45 treatment he does to clean it all up.Anyone have a frugal alternative such as manually spraying starting fluid or some other flammable / solvent-based fluid in there? Safe to do?Joe in Northern, NJ - V#8013-RCurrently Riding The "Mother Ship" a motorcycle in or near NJ? Exposed:

Nov 10, 2007 20 Replies

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Joe 18 years ago

LOL. I'm in Northern, NJ. Very little industry where I am. More trees and farms... But the highways have their share of oil and fuel drippings as well as tire dust, etc.

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