Can a xkr throttle body be cleaned

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10-10-2014, 01:50 PM

powerhouse

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Can a xkr throttle body be cleaned

Can a 2007 xkr throttle body be cleaned like that on the old xk8/R. I used to clean mine often as is sometimes had black gunk on it.

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10-12-2014, 04:56 PM

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There was a thread on this recently, apparently the throttle bodies on these cars have some special coating on them which normal cleaning will strip away, so you shouldn't clean it.

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10-17-2014, 10:41 AM

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There was a thread on this recently, apparently the throttle bodies on these cars have some special coating on them which normal cleaning will strip away, so you shouldn't clean it.

Agree - have heard the same comments made regarding doing more harm than good by cleaning the throttle body on a X150.