Carburetor clean

Tiny
MHAYYAD
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  • 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 80,000 MILES
I have a toyota 1998 corolla, (carburetor) I need to clean the fuel system inside the carburetor without open it, can I use the STP and which one should I use.
Saturday, June 25th, 2011 AT 1:18 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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If vehicle is used regularly, the carburettor should not require a complete servicde unless it is not functioning correctly.

Any carburettor cleaner should be good enough. An aerosol can type is required to clean the barrel but the internals requires the cleaner to be added to the fuel.
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Saturday, June 25th, 2011 AT 1:28 PM
Tiny
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I use my car one time per week at small trip, my proplem is when I run at fixed speed I fell the engine not work smooth, I was cheng the 4 spark plug and the air, gasoline filter and adjust the air intake bolt, the acceleration is good
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Saturday, June 25th, 2011 AT 1:36 PM
Tiny
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Try some fuel cleaner for adding into the fuel tank and retest.
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Saturday, June 25th, 2011 AT 2:10 PM

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