Throttle Body: Service and Repair

THROTTLE BODY







Removal

WARNING: Do not smoke or carry lighted tobacco or open flame of any type when working on or near any fuel-related components. Highly flammable mixtures are always present and can be ignited. Failure to follow these instructions can result in personal injury.

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the air cleaner outlet pipe.
3. Disconnect the electronic throttle body electrical connectors.
4. Remove the bolts, the electronic throttle body and the gasket.
- Discard the gasket.

Installation
1. Position a new gasket and the electronic throttle body, and install the bolts. Tighten the bolts in two stages.
- Stage 1: Tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
- Stage 2: Tighten an additional 90 degrees (1/4 turn).

2. Connect the electronic throttle body electrical connectors.
3. Install the air cleaner outlet pipe.
4. Connect the battery ground cable.