Originally posted by GeoPappas:
I'm not too familiar with the 2.0-liter engine, but the 2.5-liter engine is notorious for getting clogged behind the throttle body gasket (there are three small (~1/4")EGR passages that get clogged up w/ gunk). If spraying into the throttle body seemed to help, then I would remove it, clean it thoroughly, clean behind the gasket, replace the gasket, and put it all back together.
spraying into the throttle body did help a whole lot. I think i have this problem almost cleared up, because i feel a marked improvement with the car now.
Originally posted by GeoPappas:
Where did you spray when the engine stumbled? If you can reproduce this consistently, then that is the area that has the vacuum leak.
Thats just the thing . i cant exactly determine where the leak is, if there is a leak, because i couldnt reproduce the same action, when i sprayed a specific area. the engine only burped a coupla times when i was cleaning anyway, so im gonna eliminate that possibility.
heres a pic of the throttle inlet, ( you cant see the plate because of the angle)
now does this piece need to be completely removed, to access the egr passages and to clean behind the gasket area? Explain.
and any idea how much the gasket would cost?
Last edited by I-BCruzn; 02/13/03 04:10 PM.
