spraying starter fluid in throttle body

dmr1203 · 01-04-2005, 05:25 AM

Guys,

Does anyone have pictures of doing this the right way? I have never done this, and feel silly that I need pictures of it, but can someone help? Thanks.

*jimbo74* · 01-04-2005, 06:07 AM

take the tube off the throttle body... have a friend or someone try to crank the engine and pump the gas pedal constantly... spray the starting fluid in the throttle body

00XLS · 01-04-2005, 03:50 PM

Shouldn't need that if your fuel injected but pretty much what he said. Just spray it down there and pump the gas.

alchemist · 01-04-2005, 09:37 PM

Yep, pump the gas pedal so the throttle body opens and sucks the ether down.

This is a good way to see if you have spark or a fuel delivery problem

polygaryd · 01-08-2005, 08:21 AM

ok i have a fuel injected 4.0 '92 explorer and lately i have had to be doing this to start it but then it will run fine afterward. what could be wrong with the sensors/computer/engine that would cause this? please inform me as i am trying to sell the car.. thank you nate

polygaryd · 02-14-2007, 06:57 PM

thanx for all your wonderfull help!!! NOT i figured it out myself. it was the fuel pressure regulator malfunctioning and making the fuel pump try to keep pressure in the fuel rails so it was burning out fuel pumps as well.. i replaced both and it fixed it perfectly. once again many thanx to all of you who helped on this problem

aldive · 02-14-2007, 06:59 PM

No need to pump the gas on a EFI motor.

kert0307 · 02-14-2007, 07:06 PM

look at the dates...2 years ago...

01-04-2005, 05:25 AM	#1
dmr1203 Wannabe Elite Explorer Atlanta 1996 eddie bauer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 69 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	spraying starter fluid in throttle body Guys, Does anyone have pictures of doing this the right way? I have never done this, and feel silly that I need pictures of it, but can someone help? Thanks.

01-04-2005, 06:07 AM	#2
jimbo74 Elite Ranger NorCal 98 XLT Supercab 4x2 Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 17,902 Vehicle Specs*	take the tube off the throttle body... have a friend or someone try to crank the engine and pump the gas pedal constantly... spray the starting fluid in the throttle body __________________ My Truck

01-04-2005, 03:50 PM	#3
00XLS Wannabe Elite Explorer Frackville/State College PA Explorer 00 XLS Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,009 Vehicle Specs	Shouldn't need that if your fuel injected but pretty much what he said. Just spray it down there and pump the gas. __________________ 2000 4dr. 4x4 XLS 4.0 OHV 3.73's K&N,throttle cable mod. Brown wire 2wd, Mobil 1, Air Box mod. w/ K&N, TT &shackles, 31 Goodyear Wrangler SA, Silverstar Ultras, Alpine HU, Sirus Satrad.

01-04-2005, 09:37 PM	#4
alchemist Wannabe Elite Explorer Baldwin, WI 97 XLT 5.0 AWD and 95 XL Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 90 Vehicle Specs	Yep, pump the gas pedal so the throttle body opens and sucks the ether down. This is a good way to see if you have spark or a fuel delivery problem __________________ The UN is like a battered wife, the bitch just won't listen. --Tough Crowd with Collin Quinn

01-08-2005, 08:21 AM	#5
polygaryd Wannabe Elite Explorer shrewsbury, MA 92 XLT Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 5 Vehicle Specs	spraying starter fluid into throttle body ok i have a fuel injected 4.0 '92 explorer and lately i have had to be doing this to start it but then it will run fine afterward. what could be wrong with the sensors/computer/engine that would cause this? please inform me as i am trying to sell the car.. thank you nate

02-14-2007, 06:57 PM	#6
polygaryd Wannabe Elite Explorer shrewsbury, MA 92 XLT Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 5 Vehicle Specs	thanx for all your wonderfull help!!! NOT i figured it out myself. it was the fuel pressure regulator malfunctioning and making the fuel pump try to keep pressure in the fuel rails so it was burning out fuel pumps as well.. i replaced both and it fixed it perfectly. once again many thanx to all of you who helped on this problem

02-14-2007, 06:59 PM	#7
aldive Elite In Memoriam 1999 XLT Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 25,271 Vehicle Specs	No need to pump the gas on a EFI motor. __________________ Al Franklin My truck My Quest for 30 RIP Al Franklin! 1947-2010. Gone but not forgotten! :(

02-14-2007, 07:06 PM	#8
kert0307 Wannabe Elite Explorer Pella, Iowa '00 Sport and '89 B2 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,506 Vehicle Specs	look at the dates...2 years ago... __________________ ____________________ 89' B2 -Sold 00' Explorer Sport - Sold 05' F250 Crew Cab 4x4 Diesel Clicky tow rig/DD 2011 Ford Edge - Wife's DD 1978 Glastron CVX16 Project Boat