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throttle body 700 1985

posted by  someone claiming to be Bob Hanbury on  Thu Nov 23 12:41 CST 2000 [RELATED]

I want to remove the throttle body and clean it out with carburator cleaner. Is it pretty straightforward? Is there anything that I should be especially careful of?

Thanks

Bob Hanbury







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    Re: throttle body 700 1985

    posted by  someone claiming to be JohnB on  Fri Nov 24 01:15 CST 2000 [RELATED]

    I haven't had any problems with two 7xx turbo cars in 8 years cleaning their throttle bodies w/o removing the throttle position switch.

    One tip...make sure the clips on the throttle linkage ends are opened (can use a small screwdriver to pop the door-like clips off, or chad-like in the modern vernacular!) before you pop the sockets off their balls. You CAN pop the sockets off w/o releasing the clips, but after a few times the plastic socket may crack (ask me how I know this...not!).

    The stock gasket can often be reused a few times, but a new gasket is pretty cheap so if you can get one (buy a half dozen at a time) use it.







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    Re: throttle body 700 1985

    posted by  someone claiming to be Michael on  Thu Nov 23 13:51 CST 2000 [RELATED]

    I haven't done it (yet), but I believe you'll need a new gasket. Also, see this page for some tips:

    http://www.rprusa.com/throttle.htm







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    Re: throttle body 700 1985

    posted by  someone claiming to be Paul on  Thu Nov 23 12:49 CST 2000 [RELATED]

    Pretty straight forward job but, whatever you do, make sure you mark and remove the TPS before spraying down the TB (one week and $90 later because I didn't).






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