My Borrego made me smile today. 
It has 85K of pretty much trouble free miles... but lately I've been noticing a slight sluggishness with the throttle response. It just didn't seem to have the same pick-up when I initially hit the gas. So I bought a $4 bottle of throttle body cleaner spray and decided to clean it out. Quite frankly, I don't know why I didn't do this earlier, but better late then never. This is a simple procedure. You just need a phillips screwdriver, the correct cleaner (it is cheap), and some good quality lint free rags. Kia couldn't have put this in an easier location to get it. With the engine stopped, just take the rubber elbow off to access the opening and butterfly valve. This can be pushed open on the top half tho clean. The opening is actually big enough for your hands, but I used a screw driver wrapped in the rag. Use one end of rag to push open, spray it down good, then wipe clean. You want to get both sides of the butterfly valve and all around it. I used a screw driver to push the damp rag several inches past the valve. It may take a few extra cranks to start, but it starts running smoothly quickly.
I was pleasantly surprised that all the sluggishness was gone. Realize that this doesn't add horsepower, but it restores the peppiness. The best way I can describe it is as if the Borrego just drank a stiff shot of coffee. I'm going to make this a more frequent routine from now on.
It has 85K of pretty much trouble free miles... but lately I've been noticing a slight sluggishness with the throttle response. It just didn't seem to have the same pick-up when I initially hit the gas. So I bought a $4 bottle of throttle body cleaner spray and decided to clean it out. Quite frankly, I don't know why I didn't do this earlier, but better late then never. This is a simple procedure. You just need a phillips screwdriver, the correct cleaner (it is cheap), and some good quality lint free rags. Kia couldn't have put this in an easier location to get it. With the engine stopped, just take the rubber elbow off to access the opening and butterfly valve. This can be pushed open on the top half tho clean. The opening is actually big enough for your hands, but I used a screw driver wrapped in the rag. Use one end of rag to push open, spray it down good, then wipe clean. You want to get both sides of the butterfly valve and all around it. I used a screw driver to push the damp rag several inches past the valve. It may take a few extra cranks to start, but it starts running smoothly quickly.
I was pleasantly surprised that all the sluggishness was gone. Realize that this doesn't add horsepower, but it restores the peppiness. The best way I can describe it is as if the Borrego just drank a stiff shot of coffee. I'm going to make this a more frequent routine from now on.
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