I have a 1997 tacoma v6 4x4 160,000 miles that i just bought. ive done the plugs, oxy sensor, fuel and air filter and the deckplate mod for the air box. i have already gained 4 to 5 more mpg average from this maintenance. I have seen a lot of talk about cleaning the MAF and TB on this forum but have not found any how to threads. is there any im missing? i have never messed with a TH or MAF and only have a limited idea of what they are. was hoping to find a how to thread (hopefully with pics!) to help me on my way.

thanks.

 

Here check this out. You might enjoy this conversion as it will give you better airflow and a cheaper MAF to replace when yours decides to go out.

http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.ph...6&topic=3915.0

 

so it looks like the MAF is the thing just in front of the air filter? i did the deck plate mod so I think i saw this part when i had the air box off. Im knew to this kind of maintenance.

 

yes. The 96-98 MAF's are bigger and more restrictive. They also are around $600 from the dealer when you need to replace them. The 99-02 MAF's are way less restricitve and are only about $130 when you need to replace them

 

so any how-tos on the TB? i need to know what that is, what it looks like and how to clean it.

thanks

 

http://www.4runners.org/writeups/throttle/index.html