We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The throttle body is a vital component of a fuel-injected internal combustion engine. It has a pivoting butterfly valve or throttle plate to ...

The inside of your engine is a dirty place. These products can help. While modern cars and trucks run better than ever before, and with less maintenance than ever before, thanks to computers, sensors, ...

When things are operating properly, most drivers don't give a second thought to what happens when pressing the accelerator pedal on a modern internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. Whether ...

Every one of us has his little ticks when it comes to his own car, ticks like: to have the front seats in the same position, to keep the speakers' volume on any other level than 13, to always have the ...

Dear Car Talk: What the heck is a throttle body? We have a 2007 Toyota 4Runner with 85,000 miles and a 2011 Toyota Venza with 45,000 miles. Our local Toyota dealer is pushing us to service the ...

Question:My original problem with my 2004 Silverado 5.3-liter was a surge at idle when warmed up. I was told that cleaning the throttle body should fix it. There is no throttle cable. I took off the ...

The Jeep 4.0L engine found in TJs, XJs, ZJs, and WJs is a trusty powerplant, and the '91-and-newer high-output versions make respectable power for a long time if well cared for. We recently ran across ...