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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / July 2005Throttle Body cleaning?
Had my 2001 Ram 5.9L in for some work and the dealer gave the usual list of things I need to pay them for! They said the throttle body needs to be cleaned. Their charge is $200. They said its that high because they remove it for cleaning. Truck has 66K on it and runs fine. Is this something that needs to be done routinely and does it really take that much labor? They cleaned the TB on my wife's car claiming that it was the cause of her car running poorly but all that it accomplished was to clean our my wallet. They said that the one in my Ram also needed to be cleaned 50,000 miles ago and I laughed at them. It still runs fine and still gets 16 MPG at speeds in excess of 80 MPH at times.  SignatureIf at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving > Had my 2001 Ram 5.9L in for some work and the dealer gave the usual list > of things I need to pay them for! They said the throttle body needs to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Truck has 66K on it and runs fine. Is this something that needs to be > done routinely and does it really take that much labor? > They cleaned the TB on my wife's car claiming that it was the cause of her > car running poorly but all that it accomplished was to clean our my [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and I laughed at them. It still runs fine and still gets 16 MPG at speeds > in excess of 80 MPH at times. Unless the engine stalls when you take your foot off the gas or has a hesitation or sag when you just start pressing the accelerator, you probably don't need the t/b cleaned. At 80 mph, the throttle plates are way past caring if the bore is dirty.. <G> Denny LOL, yea, but it doesn't go that fast in the driveway, regardless of what my wife thinks. SignatureIf at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving > > They cleaned the TB on my wife's car claiming that it was the cause of her > > car running poorly but all that it accomplished was to clean our my [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Denny > Had my 2001 Ram 5.9L in for some work and the dealer gave the usual list > of things I need to pay them for! They said the throttle body needs to be [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Truck has 66K on it and runs fine. Is this something that needs to be > done routinely and does it really take that much labor? At 66K it probably could use cleaning. I take the t/b off, take the ais motor out and clean the pintle and bore with Chem-tool. I can't imagine what their labor rate is to make it $200 tho. A gasket is about $5, the solvent is about $6 and an hours labor is more than enough time. Heck, 15-20 minutes would cover it most of the time unless the screws on the ais twist off. Denny you can do it your self..get the haynes manual..just takes time... > Had my 2001 Ram 5.9L in for some work and the dealer gave the usual list > of things I need to pay them for! They said the throttle body needs to be [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Truck has 66K on it and runs fine. Is this something that needs to be > done routinely and does it really take that much labor? The only thing that needs to be cleaned on a TB that cannot be done well by simply aiming some everyday carb cleaner in there is the IAC plunger. If done carefully and without cycling the key, this can be accomplished by the average mechanic in about 30 minutes. SignatureMax Give a man a match, and he is warm for a short while. Light him on fire, and he is warm for the rest of his life. > Had my 2001 Ram 5.9L in for some work and the dealer gave the usual list > of things I need to pay them for! They said the throttle body needs to be [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Truck has 66K on it and runs fine. Is this something that needs to be > done routinely and does it really take that much labor? |
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