"Mayday" <mayday@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:7FqSc.65$8I2.59@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
> My dealer recommends "decarbonizing" the throttle body (by soaking it in
> solvent) of my Odyssey every 2 years for $179. He says it's due to the
> cheap gas and, god forbid, the carbon migrate all the way to the catalytic
> converter.
>
> I'm a little confused since I picture the throttle body as being before
the
> cylinders/combustion, and the catalytic converter as after...
>
> But, none the less, has anyone heard of this and is it worth it?
>
> Thanks
>

You can do it yourself if you're the least bit handy with an $8 bottle of
throttle body cleaner. Oh, and avoid the $200 "injector" service. You can do
that too with a $4 bottle of Techron.

Josh