How often do you guys clean the throttle body, aka do a fuel induction service? How does that fall in line with what is recommended by the manufacturer of your vehicle? Lastly, any tips or tricks for doing this yourself, that you have picked up over experience?
I remember cleaning my first throttle body. I really didn't know much about cars. The dealer wanted an arm and a leg for doing it, so I passed. TBH, I neglected doing cleaning it.
That was until I got a code from the intake system. After doing a bit of research, to clear the code, they suggested cleaning the throttle body and the MAF sensor. Or if worse comes to worse, replace the MAF sensor. I was about to take it in but decided to see if I could do it myself.
I watched some YouTubes and it didn't look took difficult. Cleaned the MAF and the throttle body, and viola, code went away.
It was on a 2004 Toyota Prius at 200K miles. With that said, it may be apt to do this regularly, instead of waiting for the code.
Depends on how much you drive. I would say every oil change would be a good estimate.
Whoa. I had no idea it was that often.
If you drive 20k miles a year, clean it once or twice a year.
Are you sure you don't mean Fuel Injection Service? If that's the case, the Fuel Injection Service is different from cleaning the throttle body.
I thought the same thing too. But after googling it, Fuel "Induction" Service seems to be a thing.
Examples:
https://westautomotivegroup.com/fuel-induction-service-get-will-help-gas-mileage/
https://mechanicbase.com/engine/fuel-induction-service/
https://www.autoservicefairfax.com/7-signs-you-need-a-fuel-induction-service