Electric throttle body cleaning

2011 KIA CERATO
32,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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AHMED MORTADA
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I need to clean throttle body of my car by myself avoiding any problems.
Jan 17, 2018 at 11:07 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Cleaning the throttle body is a simple and easy process but after cleaning the engine might act differently until the engine control module relearns the new condition of the throttle body.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/throttle-actuator-service

The above link explains in details the process.

Jan 17, 2018 at 11:34 PM
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AHMED MORTADA
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thanks for your replay, but how to relearn "after cleaning completed" ?
Jan 18, 2018 at 1:22 AM
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STRAILER
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Just start the engine and drive it the computer will relearn in about 5 minutes of driving.
Jan 20, 2018 at 3:03 PM
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