I brought my car into have the oil changed and of course they say I need all kinds of stuff done. One thing they said was that my throttle body was really dirty and I needed a fuel system cleaning and it would be about $180. I've never had it done, my car has 63k miles. Is this something I should actually consider even though my car is running fine?

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Posted by diat150

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Posted on 1/3/14 at 9:53 am to LSU1018

no. they trying to bend you over.

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Posted by DeepSouthSportsman

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Posted on 1/3/14 at 9:53 am to LSU1018

Extended warranty?

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Posted by whodatdude

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Posted on 1/3/14 at 9:58 am to LSU1018

Yeah, no. Run a can of Seafoam ($9) through the tank. Your fuel system will be fine.

Throttle body can get pretty dirty at times but can be cleaned with relative ease. Throttle body cleaner and a soft bristle toothbrush.

Edit: Redneck method with toothbrush

This post was edited on 1/3/14 at 10:00 am

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Posted by Spankum

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Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:51 am to LSU1018

Honestly, I have never seen any kind of fuel system cleaning do any good at all...any decent brand if fuel should have adequate detergents to keep things clean. There is no way I would pay someone a bunch of money to pour some "proprietary" cleaner into my tank. throttle bodies do get dirty, but I have never had that make the vehicle run badly. If you want to clean the throttle body, just buy a can of spray carb cleaner, remove the air cleaner, and spray it through the throttle body with the engine running....should cost about two bucks...

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