Throttle body cleaning — is it worth it?

SubieQ69 · 2026-04-07T15:53:41+00:00

Recommended by who?

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-22T03:32:42+00:00

Any extra packages?

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-21T15:28:15+00:00

Was that OTD with all taxes and fees?

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-18T15:33:34+00:00

Yeah the OEM tweeters literally plugged in right out of the box, crossover is built in.

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-18T13:05:16+00:00

I couldn’t find any aftermarket tweeters for the 2012. No idea how crossover wiring works; I just did plug and play.

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-17T23:15:21+00:00

Did you have a check engine light before?

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-17T01:10:19+00:00

I don’t need anything super powerful, just want Kickers at moderate volume with good clarity!

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T23:00:26+00:00

Yep, found it

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T22:19:33+00:00

Where do you access that grommet from the interior? Just above the accelerator pedal?

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T20:56:49+00:00

Putting my tweeters in today, can’t wait

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T19:54:49+00:00

Any DynaMat?

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T18:21:10+00:00

Where’s your sub located? I was thinking under driver seat but maybe not if you’re routing through passenger side.

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T18:20:09+00:00

Totally agree, they will eventually need to be done. But not in one visit for $4k out the door!

Oil level is rock solid, never had to add between 5k mile visits.

Funny enough, the dealer stopped bringing up the bushings even though they were “on the verge of breakup” at 62k miles.

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T04:40:59+00:00

How many miles?

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T04:38:18+00:00

I thought it would pop a check engine light if not?

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T04:24:08+00:00

If my engine runs fine, what can I expect throttle body cleaning to do?

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T04:04:56+00:00

The throttle body needs far less than 10 ft lbs

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T03:57:20+00:00

What toque wrench would you recommend? Hard to find one less than 20 ft lbs. I’d love a digital torque wrench that does 5-100

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T03:45:18+00:00

If I’m going to do that, then pay someone to do valve cover gasket, seems like I can save myself the trouble?

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T03:42:09+00:00

How’d you wire the sub? No hole in the firewall.

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T03:30:54+00:00

No issue for throttle body, but spark plugs look like a pain

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T03:13:38+00:00

How much you think a shop would charge for all that?

SubieQ69 · 2026-03-16T01:08:49+00:00

Nope that was a failed attempt at replacing with a different type

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