06 explorer idles rough. Help!!!!!

[KJD_0214]

I have a stock 06 Explorer with 56,000 miles on it. Lately it has had a rough idle in park. Sometimes if I get out of it and get back in it will be off. I took it to my Ford Dealer and they said the Throttle body needed to be cleaned. After 56,000 miles should this need to be done? They wanted $130 to clean it. Can I do this myself? Thanks.

 

[PEAR0119]

Cleaning the TB is very simple. Its just a matter of taking the air intake off, disconnecting the electrical connections on the throttle body and the unbolting the throttle body. Once disconnected you will notice a great amount of oil blowby on the housing and blades, just use some throttle body cleaner and get her good and clean. I took mine off and cleaned it when the truck had about 45K miles on it and it was filthy, cleaning it will certainly help your rough idle issue.

 

[Lukas2009]

Before and after cleaning.
It's easy to do this by yourself!