Throttle Body: Service and Repair

Throttle Body









Removal and Installation

1. NOTE: LH shown, RH similar.

If equipped, remove the 4 nuts (2 shown) and the strut tower cross brace.

- To install, tighten to 35 Nm (26 lb-ft).





2. If equipped, detach the 2 retainers and remove the engine appearance cover.





3. Remove the engine Air Cleaner (ACL) outlet pipe. For additional information, refer to Intake Air Distribution and Filtering Diagrams.

4. Remove the bolt for the intake manifold vacuum tube.
- Detach the intake manifold vacuum tube pin-type retainer from the Throttle Body (TB).

- To install, tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).





5. Disconnect the electronic throttle control electrical connector.
- Detach the electronic throttle control electrical connector wiring harness pin-type retainer.

6. Remove the 4 bolts and the TB.
- Discard the TB gasket.

- To install, tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).

7. NOTE: Install a new TB gasket.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.