Throttle Body Cleaning for 2012 Ford Fiesta 1.6 Sport Ti-VCT Automatic

Its been awhile since there was any DIY projects on my side.

Recently my car’s fuel consumption has increased and car is not as smooth as before at low speeds. idle RPM also increased slightly.

Verdict after cleaning throttle body- much smoother ride… gear shifting at lower speeds improved a lot.. no more jerking.. overall rpm drop slightly. fuel consumption i will have to wait until i finish my full tank. (jst pump to full). however from what i feel and see, it will improve as well. i feel as if im driving a brand new car!

here is my step by step guide.

Step 1: Obviously buy a throttle body cleaner. I got mine at PH Auto in Seapark, PJ. RM22.50

Step 2: Locate Throttle Body

Step 3: Unscrew the air intake “hose”. you can use either Philips or flathead screwdriver.

Step 4: This is the throttle plate. notice the edges there is black dirt? thats the stuff u want to remove.

Step 5: Spray the throttle cleaner liquid around the edges of the throttle plate.. aka butterfly plate.

Step 6: slightly push the plate and spray at the edges of the plate. To be honest, this is not the correct method as you might damage the spring or cause confusion in the ECU. best way is to leave engine switched on (NOT STARTED) and have someone press on accelerator to turn the plate. but since i did this all myself… i just pushed the plate.

Step 7: let the oil react with the dirt for about 1 minute or so.. then wipe it off using a clean cloth.

THATS IT!!

 

Do note that immediately after doing this, it will be very difficult to start your engine. first time i start it died on me.

2nd time u start, press on accelerator while u start your engine. once started rev it for 2 seconds… after that the engine will remain unstable for awhile at idle (it is burning the excess oil u used to clean throttle body)

after 1 minute car is stable.

thats it. DIY completed in less than 5 minutes. and that includes the time i used to take photographs

this is the OBD2 reading after cleaning throtte body. sorry didnt think of taking one BEFORE cleaning.

 

Disclaimer, i will not be held responsible for any damage caused by this DIY. Do at your own risk. If you are uncomfortable with doing this, get a professional to do it for you at any car workshop or service centres.

20130513 NAUI Open Water Certification Course at Tioman Reef Divers

Dear All, another year has passed since we dived in Tioman. My sister was planning to learn how to dive at tioman with another dive centre when i intercepted her and recommended Tioman Reef Divers instead, which is considered by many as one of the best dive centres in Tioman (NAUI).

So we went to Tioman Reef Divers. I volunteered to drive and she pay for my meals.. hehe.. i don’t mind at all.

Route (TO)

Initially we planned to take LEKAS highway then Route 11 but because we had to pick up my sister’s diving buddy (also new learner) the GPS routed us to ELITE highway and then NSE and exit at senawang. From Senawang join up to Route 11 and all the way to Kuala Rompin where we stayed a night at Hotel Seri Malaysia.

This is the route taken, distance travelled 332km, at average speed of 28km/h (i didnt realize average speed is so slow… LOL… not much traffic… but on highways i maintained speed not exceeding 120km/h

Route (Return)

This time when we reach TG Gemuk Jetty at 8am the next day, we were told the ferry leaves at 11am (WTF? the ticket i booked was 830am!) anyhow, was told the next ferry from mersing is at 10am… which is still acceptable compared to 11am… so we travelled to mersing jetty… and was immediately allowed to board the 9:00am ferry (thats odd.. was told it was 10am?)

Anyhow, here is our return route. we stopped by Kuala Pilah for dinner.

We used the same route as the one we came. Total distance travelled 420km with average speed of 5km/h… ok… i know whats wrong now. the time is a bit haywire because i merged the Tg Gemuk –> Mersing route in the return route resulting in 3days journey… thus the super low average speed.

OK.. having said all those… Lets start off with some scenery…

 

Neemo

 

Barracuda

White Banded Sea Snake

Rays, Lion Fish & Flounder Fish

Sea Cucumber and its… ummm…  you know la…

Spanish Dancer & School of Parrot Fish

MISC… me at Treadmill Underwater

NAUI Scuba Diver Certification Course

(Watching the videos. at this stage they are… ????? extremely confused)

Meals

Satisfied & Happy Students [Most Important]
Disclaimer: Some photos used here is taken by Akemi of Tioman Reef Divers.

An Actual Boat Dive at Renggis, Tioman Island with the new NAUI Scuba Divers