Throttle body de-gunged

[Cowie]

Well, I finally got round to doing a TB clean,don't think it's ever been done,well not in the 60,000 miles i've had the car Anyways,before hand the car had a bit of hesitancy on pick-up and a flat spot round the 2-2500 rpm mark,now the car is right there when you plant your foot and it appears the flat spot has gone.Here's cpl of pics of the gunged up TB,before and after.For the sake of a tenner it's a must do

and afterwards...

 

[mattdavies]

Mine was cleaner then that to start with and i noticed a difference.

 

[CupraString]

I really need to do this but im not the greatest at mechanics is it fairly easy to do?

 

[mattdavies]

Yeh buy carb cleaner and new gasket, undo clip on boost hose and remove hose, undo four bolts but leave TB connected, Clean till shiney and to re-fit do reverse !! No longer then 20mins

 

[Cowie]

Yeh buy carb cleaner and new gasket, undo clip on boost hose and remove hose, undo four bolts but leave TB connected, Clean till shiney and to re-fit do reverse !! No longer then 20mins

^^^^^^^^ As the man says,it's a doddle................i managed it
5mm allen key and your away,the gasket cost a cpl of quid and then the carb cleaner,some microfibre cloths and a few cotton wool buds and away you go

 

[edmong]

do you need to do a tb alignment after?

 

[DPJ]

do you need to do a tb alignment after?

Absolutely

 

[mattdavies]

Thought you didnt have to re-align TB if you didnt disconnect it

 

[edmong]

Absolutely

gonna have to buy the vagcom licence!

 

[Cowie]

Well,after reading how to's on here i never disconnected the TB,all seems fine,like i said in my first post the car is so much more responsive now.

 

[dg-1984]

Will have to do this over the weekend when working on the car

 

[DPJ]

Well,after reading how to's on here i never disconnected the TB,all seems fine,like i said in my first post the car is so much more responsive now.

TBA is mechanical positioning. If you've been moving the throttle plate by hand, it needs a TBA.

 

[dg-1984]

Anyone got the part number for the new gasket?

Do you just clean it with carb cleaner or is there anything else that can be used?

 

[Cowie]

TBA is mechanical positioning. If you've been moving the throttle plate by hand, it needs a TBA.

Hi Dave,i had the girlfriend sit with the accelerator pressed down to open the plate,while i cleaned the body with cotton buds,so should be ok shouldn't it?

 

[Cowie]

Anyone got the part number for the new gasket?

Do you just clean it with carb cleaner or is there anything else that can be used?

here's the step-by-step i followed,it has the gasket number quoted there
http://briskoda.net/technical-guides/cleaning-throttle-body-1-8t-engine/145866/

 

[DPJ]

Hi Dave,i had the girlfriend sit with the accelerator pressed down to open the plate,while i cleaned the body with cotton buds,so should be ok shouldn't it?

Ahh - yours is a non-drive-by-wire car, it has an accelerator cable. In which case yes, you should be fine.

 

[Cowie]

Ahh - yours is a non-drive-by-wire car, it has an accelerator cable. In which case yes, you should be fine.

Thank god,was beginning to think i'd maybe stuffed that up too lol

 

[deejay391]

Umm tempting to do this cheers

 

[Cowie]

Umm tempting to do this cheers

mate it's a definite do'er wish i'd read up about it ages ago,the difference is like day and night to what it was

 

[DPJ]

Umm tempting to do this cheers

It's a must on a Mk2 Ibiza..............