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[Big Bad Allis]

So I just talked to my mechanic and he highly recommended bg products, but he said I was able to do the throttle body at home. Why couldn't I do it myself? What tools would I need? He told me to use a stiff toothbrush and clean the it that way. He also said that I shouldn't use the oil additive. (He said GM doesn't recommend it) Any reason why and what are your thoughts on the oil additive. The oil I use is mobil 1.

So, my point of all this is what do you recommend I do. I would love to try this myself and am willing to buy tools to do it, I just want to see what your thoughts are on me tackling this myself.

My reason for doing this is to see if this will pep up my tahoe a bit. It seems sluggish and has a slow throttle response.

To properly do your Fuel Rail/Throttle Body at home you typically need what called an "S" tool.

Here's why you shouldn't use an oil additive if your using a good quality oil to start with. An additive may have an "ADD" pack (additives) that clash with the balanced base stock and add pack of your oil causing viscosity change or causing additives to fall out of suspension which will render some of the necessary functions of the motor oil useless.

If your using Mobil 1 which is one of the absolute best Full Synthetic oils on the market your taking an excellent oil and reducing the quality and performance of adding an oil additive. There's nothing an additive will do to make it better. It will only take away. Anyone that tells you to add and additive to a good Full Synthetic should not be advising people on how to take care of their cars.

BTW... Most shops that sell or recommend Chemical Services such as BG, VPS, MOC and Pro Tec are spiffed by the vendor that provides the services. Technicians and Service Writers make a lot of extra money by adding the services you your repair order. If there's not an extended protection warranty that comes with the service you are throwing money away on some of the offerings. For example: If you change your transmission fluid at the recommended intervals and use a high quality fluid you will not need a transmission flush. Same goes for coolant, power steering. The fuel is good because your constantly filling your tank with different products from different stations. Some will be set up with good additives and clean gas to begin with and some other will put in the bare minimum for federal standards.

 

[fiatdale]

^^ As Jason said, the spiffs are awesome on BG products. When I was a service advisor a few years ago we would get $20 per service sold. Some months would net an extra 4-500 bucks just for selling their products. It really is a good company, but theres always a good motive for a tech to recommend it...MONEY!

 

[CHOO CHOO]

My mechanic doesnt use it, its a small 2 man shop. No benefit for them, they just know i will come back so they take awesome care of me

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[sumo]

you can just use a rubber hose and feed it into your brake booster like, Little at a time otherwise youll stall it.