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Problems After Cleaning Throttle Body

Old Jan 15, 2021 | 12:41 AM
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My Chevrolet Cobalt 2010 2.2 LT has been shaking and stalling when in idle. After reading multiple forums, I decided to try cleaning the throttle body. I took it off completely and cleaned it with throttle body cleaner. I also cleaned the air intake sensor with mass air intake sensor cleaner. After putting everything back on, the car displayed a message saying "engine power reduced" and it makes a clunking sound between 25-55mph. Any ideas on what could be the problem, one problem keeps happening after another! Thanks in advance!!
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Old Jan 15, 2021 | 10:25 AM
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If you read the forums for cleaning the throttle body, you'll also notice that issues do arise after cleaning it since it's a fly-by-wire system. Have you tried the battery relearn method? Otherwise, you'll need to keep driving it (non-aggressively) until the system adapts to the carbon-less plate positions.
Another option is to have a dealership flash the ECU, although there hasn't been a lot of luck for that either.
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