jamjar15
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just finished attempting to change the icv and clean the throttle body up a bit but couldnt get the fecker off, dont suppose any one who knows a bit about this could give me a hand? i know what to do just dont really know what im doing with corsa engines lol, plus i dont have some of the tools like the torques bit to get the throttle body or icv off. i'll chuck whoever does it a tenner, domino's or beer or whatever just wanna get it done soon, any offers?
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Rob E
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you can do it while its in place mate, just get some carb cleaner (make sure its got the straw attachment) remove the top half of the inlet manifold and squirt a load down the throttle flap and then wipe with a rag. If you angle the straw, you can get it in the little hole on the side that is used for idle control
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jamjar15
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yeah done that already but wanted to do a proper job. some reason when i start it now its revvin its tits off, would it be because whoever had it last used silicone sealant pretty much wherever they could so could it be the where the inlet gaskets suppost to be causing a bit of confusion for the idle control, map or maf sensor
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swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
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Possibilitie the ICV is faulty or there possibly a leak where the insta-gasket doesn't do the job. Might be worth taking inlet of, clouting the throttle of and scrapping the sealant off and using a GM gasket. Maybe
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dean101287
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Registered: 22nd Jul 07
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Can you drive it at all? If you can get it too me I will do it. Got plenty of spares here aswell
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jamjar15
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yeah i kind of fixed it so it does it less often after the secondary air intake thing has turned off when i start the car.
just took the silicone of the inlet and put insta gasket on and cleanned up the throttle body with some lynx which did a pretty good job, ive got a spare icv but pretty sure i read somewhere in the haynes that it needs to be adjusted to the engine but not really sure how to do it, where abouts in cardiff you live mate?
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swill_omnibus
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Lynx aerosol???
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dean101287
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I live in bridgend so closer to swansea. Any problems drop me a U2U
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AlunJ
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quote: Originally posted by swill_omnibus
Lynx aerosol???
which scent? africa? voodoo? (don't even know if they still make that one ) chocolate?
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jamjar15
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na went for instinct, did a proper good job and smells alright when i fancy sniffing the throttlebody
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swill_omnibus
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Well should boed well for the cleaning contests in shows lol
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jamjar15
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lol not really not really sure what boed is though, dont supose you know mind me swapping my windows aswell because it'll look strange with an untinted window, dont mind doing it just not really sure how long it'll take.
swapped most my stuff over last night/today aswell n realised when i was taking the bumper off the cars been in a front ender so how much would you want for the thing, completly forgot what its called lol, the black metal rectangle barrier behind the bumper that connects the end of the chassis infront of the air con radiator.
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swill_omnibus
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The crash bar thing?
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jamjar15
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yeah thats the one, mines got a big dent in it
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swill_omnibus
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£5?
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jamjar15
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cool, im off most off uni most of next wekk so when the best time to come up for you?
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swill_omnibus
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Monday will be my only best time as tue-sat im on all late shifts (12-10PM)
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jamjar15
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yeah mondays probably the best for me aswell, just gotta wait for a courier to collect the bumper then i'll head up to yours
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