Throttle Body Cleaning And Gasket.

[roccorich 16]

Hi

 

Im going to take my throttle body off and clean it.

How do you remove the idle speed screw? I wound it all the way out then it wouldnt come out even with pliers.

Secondly can I clean the throttle body in a parts cleaner or will submerging it cause damage to any internals?

And lastly where can i get a throttle body gasket from as i cant find it on the internet anywhere. Is it a dealer only part?

 

Cheers

 

Rich

[welshpug 1,662]

there are no internal parts bar the butterfly, so crack on with the cleaning.

 

do remove the throttle position switch of course.

 

there is no gasket, but there is an o-ring, might still be on the inlet if you can;t see it on the throttle body.

 

idle screw should just wind out, it does have an o-ring on it as well.

[roccorich 16]

Cool.

Weve got a parts cleaner at work, think its full of white spirit and hopefully will save some scrubbing.

Any idea what size the o ring is for the throttle body as i'd like to change it so I know it wont suck air.

 

cheers

 

Rich