Cleaning throttle body on sri turbo

[jason1987]

i just tried cleaning my throttle body out but it doesnt seem very dirty and its done 120k miles, i didnt use any cleaner just put a paint brush in and tried scrubbing, are they ment to be dirty or what? as ive got a few rough idles/driving to sort out and thought cleaning it would help

[jason1987]

well there was oily looking stuff near the front of the throttle body which i wiped, but i prob need to do it all again with some proper cleaner

[lozz]

clean it with some petrol or carb cleaner,

[highlander]

Just had mine looked at by a garage, as mine was idling badly (should sit around 750 - 800 RPM, but was going anywhere between 900 and 1800 RPM).

They took the throttle body off to clean it, and found that the gasket underneath it was perished and had crumbled away. They put a new gasket on and it seems to have made a difference. I've literally only just picked the car up from the garage, so haven't had the car back long enough to see if it's completely cured the issue - but initial signs are good.

They charged me £42, including VAT, for the hour or so of time they spent working on the car (they checked the air pipes, throttle position sensor, air box (etc) for leaks, which can cause similar issues). No charge for the part. Fingers crossed.

[jason1987]

it easy to take off and change gasket?

[highlander]

I'd assume so - it took the garage less than an hour to remove the throttle body, clean it, swap the gasket over, reinstall the throttle body, and test.

I'm a bit of a wimp when it comes to the oily bits under the bonnet but if you're slightly confident, then I'm sure it'd be an easy enough job.

[jason1987]

dunno where id get a gasket from though

[highlander]

Try EuroCarParts or the Peugeot dealers themselves - I'd be surprised if it was horribly expensive.