Items Needed To Perform Said Task:
Basic Tools
Rags/Paper Towels
Throttle Body Cleaner “Brake cleaner, or Carb Cleaner works too. If you have to any degreaser will get the job done. I used CBC Carb cleaner and it worked very well.”
New Gasket “Unless you got a spacer/block off plate type deal or have recently replaced it. If that’s you I doubt you need this write up. I thought I could get away without a new gasket but when I got it off I saw that the coolant had already been getting past it, and then I had to use RTV until I got a new gasket. So don’t risk it.”
10-20 Minutes
Step1: Disconnect all the sensors and move their wires aside.
Step2: Remove your intake. If you have a box just remove the tubing.
Step3: Disconnect the throttle cables. The outer most one simply pushes off with your thumb.
To remove the inner most one first pull the cable out of its channel like so.
Then place your finger under the cable and push it towards the other side of the car while you pretend you’re a ricer in the school parking lot trying to be cool revving your engine by hand.
Step4: Remove the cables bracket.
Step5: Remove the throttle body bracket. I do believe the L67s don’t have this so if that’s you go to the next step. Now for the people who do have to deal with this pita. It is held in place by two 8MM bolts one is pretty easy to get to. The other is behind the bracket and can’t really be seen but it’s there I promise.
The only way to get it out is to go under the crossover pipe with a wrench and make a bunch of small turns. You don’t have to get it all the way out, just lose.
After years of intense research and debate bluegtp91 and I have reached the conclusion that the best way to reinstall this bracket is by throwing it in a trashcan.
Step6: Now we can finally pull the Throttle Body off. Before you start, I would suggest putting some rags under it over the crossover and Trans because you will get a little coolant.
Start removing the three 10mm bolts that hold the Throttle Body to the U.I.M. Here are their locations.
Step7: Pull the Throttle Body off. Then remove the screen a dental pick makes easy work of this just pull the retainer together and then out.
Then gently pop the screen out.
Step8: remove the MAF sensor with a torxs bit I believe It’s a T-30 but I’m not certain.
Step9: Start cleaning, I think that parts pretty self explanatory. Don’t forget to clean up the gasket area before reinstalling.
Step10: Put it all back together. Start it up and check for leaks if there aren’t any “yay you did it” if there are you need to fix them.
Originally Posted by Mad Monkey
