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ok i am cleaning my iac , and i just took it off 8:15 est, mon., literally right now, i ned to know what i need to know about cleaning it, is spraying carb cleaner sufficient? do i need to brush anything? i will in all likely hood buy a new one, this is temp. so just give me pointers please...how long for it to dry do you think, and how important is that?

 

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Simple! What year is it?

Most likely it needs to be replaced if you are having trouble. Use intake cleaner that is safe for throttle bodies ONLY...nothing else. It was state that on the label. Spray the crap out of it. be liberal witht he cleaner. Keep spraying and shaking it out. Then let it sit for a few minutes and spray again. As far as I know you can put it on still wet, just get as much out as you can out.

Have more problems send me a PM with you phone # and i will call you.

 

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spray with throttle body cleaner, carb cleaner, or brake cleaner. flood it so theres a little pool ans swish it around and dump it. then spray it again and let it sit for about 10 minutes. you can wipe bare metal areas with a rag.

 

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thanks guys, keep it coming, GO hoto, its an 01 bullitt, i am just cleaning it because th parts stores are all closed, maybe i'll go get one tomorrow, but i gotta get there first, lol.

 

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Curious. What kinds of problems you having? The normal idle issues?

 

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you shouldn't need to buy one if you clean it.... you'll just have the same problems with a new one in the future... cleaned my father-in-laws 2 years ago and haven't had to do it again yet...save the $80 and just clean it when it needs to be done...JMO

 

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yes just the the norm, start stall, hey again black, well i went to the store butthey didnt have any "throttle body" cleaner, just some b12 carb spray, will that work? cardinal said brake cleaner but, i dunno, is carb cleaner ok?

 

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is carb cleaner ok

 

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well i used carb cleaner , letting it dry right now so we'll see if it works in a few...(fingers crossed)

 

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just went and put it back on, and the car started just fine and actually stayed running, lets see if its not a fluke, but for now its a success, thanks to those who helped

 

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when i was at the dealer we used brake cleaner, mostly cause getting a bottle of throttle body or carb cleaner meant a walk over to parts dept. i used brake cleaner on my IAC and it fixed it for a few months. i wouldve just cleaned it again, but on a crown vic the IAC faces the firewall and its kinda of a PITA to get to so i got a new motorcraft one for $40

 

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thanks , just drove it again and its still working, so i'm happy for now