I cleaned the throttle body today (without the taking it off the car). I used a rag and some white spirit plus some throttle body cleaner. I plan to take the throttle body off and clean it more thoroughly when I get a new gasket.
First signs are positive, the car drove much better with the throttle body cleaned - so finger crossed.
I managed to break a small plastic part though on the throttle cable (not the linkage thankfully). I'm not sure what purposes it serves:
https://imgur.com/a/5IppPYn
Does anyone know what this piece of plastic does and whether it is worth worrying about?
