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How to Clean a Toyota Camry Throttle Body The throttle body on a Toyota Camry controls and mixes the air and fuel that goes into the engine. As air comes into the throttle body through the air intake, suction created by the throttle body design draws fuel in from a chamber located inside the throttle body housing. This fuel mixes with air and is sent into the combustion chamber to be ignited. Over time, contaminates in the gasoline (from low grade gas suppliers or from rust inside the gas tank) may create a buildup of debris inside the throttle body. Carbon can also build up from the heat and burning of fuel generated from combustion inside the engine. If you want to make sure that your throttle body functions properly, it will help to know how to clean a Toyota Camry throttle body. Things You'll Need Screwdrivers (flat tip and Phillips head) Throttle body cleaning brushes (or several soft bristle toothbrushes) Throttle body cleaner Masking tape Permanent marker Clean rag or...

How to Restore Foggy Headlight Lenses With Toothpaste Dust and oxidation build-up from driving can leave your headlight lenses looking foggy. Foggy headlights can impair your driving by dimming lighting and cutting down the range of your headlights. There are a number of expensive ways to clean the film and fog from your headlight lenses, but you can also clean your headlights at home using toothpaste. (Laura Vryhof/Demand Media) Things You'll Need Toothpaste Scouring pad Handheld buffer Bucket of warm water Lint-free cotton cloth Paste car wax Squeeze toothpaste generously onto the headlight. Use between 1/4 and 1/2 of the tube on one headlight. Laura Vryhof/Demand Media Smear the toothpaste around on the headlight with a scouring pad, covering the entire surface of the light. Laura Vryhof/Demand Media Buff the headlight thoroughly with a handheld buffing tool. You can also buff by hand, using the scouring pad; how...

How to Tell If a Wheel Bearing Is Bad on Your Car? There are two common types of automotive wheel bearings used. Wheel hub bearing assemblies are becoming more and more popular, even on wheels with no drive axle. Wheel hub bearing assemblies come assembled with the bearings inside and are nonserviceable. The other older style of bearings are separate components from the wheel hub. The inner bearing and racer have to manually be pressed into the rear of the brake rotor or brake drum assembly and the front bearing is free-floating. These should be serviced (repacked with grease) every time a brake job is performed. Things You'll Need Wheel chock Jack Jack stands Instructions Test drive the vehicle to determine which axle (front or rear) the bearing noise (if applicable) is coming from. Faulty bearings can emit growling, whining, grinding, squealing or squeaking noises that intensify with the revolution of the tires. Park the vehicle on level ground so you can safe...