GunnerSchenck
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Well while I changed my oil, I decided to do something that's been long overdue.
Decided to take off my IAC and TPS and clean the ports while I was at it.. mostly because when I'm sitting still if I turn my wheel the RPMs neither raise nor drop..
The torx screws on both were extremely tight and I bent 2 bits trying to get them out.. Got the TPS out without ruining the screws, but both of the screws for the IAC stripped out, and I couldn't get it off.
Decided to try a couple of screw extractors to get them out and it didn't work. One of the extractors, I used a hammer to lightly tap it in so that it would get some bite..
But still didn't come out..
So I decided to leave the IAC, and clean the TPS opening and throttle body.. all went well with that I believe..
But when I put it all back together, and tried starting it up....nothing.
If I hold down the gas at all it starts right up and holds wherever I have the RPMs held down to, but if I let off the gas, it dies.
All vacuum lines and crankcase hoses are hooked up properly.. so it led me to believe I may have killed my IAC when tapping the screw extractor into the screws for it, or because of the vibrations of the drill I was using..
Though maybe I just flooded something with throttle body cleaner, but I'm not thinking that's the case.
I will say though that if I make it run for a minute by holding the gas, that the PVC hose where it meets the throttle body seems to be spitting out either throttle body cleaner or oil, but it's hard to tell from the residual oil that was in it...
Any ideas anybody? As it currently sits, I took it back apart, and now have the throttle body off, and I'm about to try a couple different methods to try to get the screws off the IAC.
Going to make a trip to the dealer in the morning for an IAC, but feel like they're going to have it on backorder, since they never have anything I need in stock...
Decided to take off my IAC and TPS and clean the ports while I was at it.. mostly because when I'm sitting still if I turn my wheel the RPMs neither raise nor drop..
The torx screws on both were extremely tight and I bent 2 bits trying to get them out.. Got the TPS out without ruining the screws, but both of the screws for the IAC stripped out, and I couldn't get it off.
Decided to try a couple of screw extractors to get them out and it didn't work. One of the extractors, I used a hammer to lightly tap it in so that it would get some bite..
But still didn't come out..
So I decided to leave the IAC, and clean the TPS opening and throttle body.. all went well with that I believe..
But when I put it all back together, and tried starting it up....nothing.
If I hold down the gas at all it starts right up and holds wherever I have the RPMs held down to, but if I let off the gas, it dies.
All vacuum lines and crankcase hoses are hooked up properly.. so it led me to believe I may have killed my IAC when tapping the screw extractor into the screws for it, or because of the vibrations of the drill I was using..
Though maybe I just flooded something with throttle body cleaner, but I'm not thinking that's the case.
I will say though that if I make it run for a minute by holding the gas, that the PVC hose where it meets the throttle body seems to be spitting out either throttle body cleaner or oil, but it's hard to tell from the residual oil that was in it...
Any ideas anybody? As it currently sits, I took it back apart, and now have the throttle body off, and I'm about to try a couple different methods to try to get the screws off the IAC.
Going to make a trip to the dealer in the morning for an IAC, but feel like they're going to have it on backorder, since they never have anything I need in stock...