Throttle Body Cleaning

[My12SecRanger]

looks like some oil in the TB pics do you have a catch can?

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[Titchadesh]

looks like some oil in the TB pics do you have a catch can?

Agree with you and I noted that around the gasket as well. I also noted it while cleaning the MAP a couple of days ago. Catch can is definitely on the list now

 

[derekw24]

Yes that's exactly right—no need to remove the intercooler hose at all, just loosen the clamp and pull it away from the body, then it's free to nudge upwards and downwards depending on which 8mm bolts you are trying to remove.

Yes that clip felt like a beast until I finally spotted the secondary tab. It is very tiny. Would definitely recommend a headlamp while working in this area of the engine bay in general.

Best of luck!

Man I’m trying to get to the bottom of the throttle body and there’s like no room to work in here with a ratchet. Should I remove the part of the intercooler circled in red for more room?
I just want to get the hose out of the way so i have room to work

 

[got3fords]

So if you disconnect the battery to remove/clean the TB, then this will also clear the memory so it can do the relearn?

 

[Titchadesh]

Man I’m trying to get to the bottom of the throttle body and there’s like no room to work in here with a ratchet. Should I remove the part of the intercooler circled in red for more room?
I just want to get the hose out of the way so i have room to work

Agreed, there's no room for a ratchet if you simply loosen the clamp for the intercooler hose and nudge it up or down, that's why I had to use a screwdriver with 8mm attachment. It was honestly pretty easy doing it that way. If you really want to use a ratchet and get the hose out of the way, I would more aggressively bend the hose out of the way rather than loosen it from that connector as you suggest

 

[Titchadesh]

So if you disconnect the battery to remove/clean the TB, then this will also clear the memory so it can do the relearn?

That's my understanding -- more than anything I wanted to disconnect the battery for safety purposes, but disconnecting the battery also provides an opportunity to initiate the idle relearn process

 

[derekw24]

Ok I finally finished that was a PITA lol. Mainly due to such little room to work, i got some fun little scratches all over my arm from the zip ties connected to some of the hoses. But I did end up removing the whole intercooler pipe because it opened up so much room. Only tricky thing is i couldn’t fit my torque wrench so i just tightened stuff down pretty good but idk if the bolts are “torqued to spec”.

I have it turned on and idling for the next 10 mins for it to relearn then i’ll take it on a drive.

Here is my TB and old gasket:

 

[Rp930]

Other than making yourself feel better what did it accomplish?

 

[derekw24]

Other than making yourself feel better what did it accomplish?

I did this mostly out of curiosity given that my truck is over 100k miles and ive never cleaned a throttle body before. I want to learn how to work on my own cars so I figure this is a good opportunity to learn something new and maybe improve shifting and mpgs. It was quite dirty as you can tell and draining the pcm in the battery from what I gather is helpful just like every once in a while its a good idea to power cycle your computer or phone.

 

[Dr_Strangelove]

Here's my digital high-five for getting your hands dirty and learning hands-on. With every job - more confidence!

 

[Rp930]

I did this mostly out of curiosity given that my truck is over 100k miles and ive never cleaned a throttle body before. I want to learn how to work on my own cars so I figure this is a good opportunity to learn something new and maybe improve shifting and mpgs. It was quite dirty as you can tell and draining the pcm in the battery from what I gather is helpful just like every once in a while its a good idea to power cycle your computer or phone.

Just curious.

 

[Titchadesh]

I did this mostly out of curiosity given that my truck is over 100k miles and ive never cleaned a throttle body before. I want to learn how to work on my own cars so I figure this is a good opportunity to learn something new and maybe improve shifting and mpgs. It was quite dirty as you can tell and draining the pcm in the battery from what I gather is helpful just like every once in a while its a good idea to power cycle your computer or phone.

Well done -- yeah it's a tight space for sure.

And you mean to tell me you didn't just go through that whole process just for clicks and views and pats on the back? Folks can be unnecessarily rude sometimes

My TB wasn't shipped today as it was supposed to which means my truck is potentially out of commission until Tuesday...currently debating whether to put my old one back on in the interim, but then I'd just have to go through all of the hassle of removing it again...

 

[derekw24]

Here's my digital high-five for getting your hands dirty and learning hands-on. With every job - more confidence!

Thanks man, I'm not very mechanically inclined so its been quite the learning process so far but its nice to have you guys on the forum for advice or I wouldn't have done half of these things so far!

 

[derekw24]

Well done -- yeah it's a tight space for sure.

And you mean to tell me you didn't just go through that whole process just for clicks and views and pats on the back? Folks can be unnecessarily rude sometimes

My TB wasn't shipped today as it was supposed to which means my truck is potentially out of commission until Tuesday...currently debating whether to put my old one back on in the interim, but then I'd just have to go through all of the hassle of removing it again...

Thanks a bunch, your how-to came in handy I had it pulled up on my phone while I was working on it. Haha no click bait here just trying to learn my way around the truck.

Oh huge bummer! I dont know your situation but if I were you and didnt need the truck for commuting until Tuesday I wouldnt put it back just so you only need to re-install and not go through everything again twice lol.

 

[Aaron38305]

looks like some oil in the TB pics do you have a catch can?

Hi all, I'm looking at an evil energy catch can for my 2024 Ranger. I learned my lesson with another vehicle that had a GDI engine that a catch can is a very good idea. Does anyone know if the hose size on the 2.3L is a 3/8" or 5/8" ? TIA

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