Checking TB for oil (plenum)
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Checking TB for oil (plenum)
Tomorrow I think I'm going to check the TB to see if theres any oil puddling it in. Whats the amount of that is okay to be in there just a thin lining? I know some probably will be in there but if theres a pool its bad. Now all I have to do is take my cai off and look down through the valves right? Question, how do I open them, do I force them open or is the only way to have someone inside the truck step on the gas? (with the truck off of course).
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RE: Checking TB for oil (plenum)
cleaning the sensors is a snap... all you need is the right size torx bit and they come right off. it is way easier to see what's going on inside the intake with the TB off and way easier to clean it while it's off. it takes about 10 minutes max to get it off and since your getting a fastman soon, just re-use the old gasket and make sure the tb is torqued down right. i've re-used my tb gasket a few times and never had a leak so you should be fine.
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RE: Checking TB for oil (plenum)
ORIGINAL: ripto
well I wasn't planning on taking the TB off since I think i will be getting a fastman in the next 2 months sometime. I'm gunna have to research how to clean the sensors before hand.
well I wasn't planning on taking the TB off since I think i will be getting a fastman in the next 2 months sometime. I'm gunna have to research how to clean the sensors before hand.
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RE: Checking TB for oil (plenum)
The problem is I don't have any of the tools to take off the TB and sensors correctly. Only tools I have is what my dad has for his landscaping business, pretty much basic stuff. I don't really want to take it off then be required to torque it back on w/o the right tool.
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ah, gotchya... well might be time to invest in a set then. I bought a kit to toss in my truck from home depot along time ago that has all of the sockets I need for times when i'm on the road. they're not too expensive. another option might be to go to the auto parts store to see what they have. they should be cheeper than craftsman or home depot's stuff. I wouldnt do any serious wrenching with them thouogh... have seen my share of stripped sockets & bolts from using "cheep"
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RE: Checking TB for oil (plenum)
Can you list some of the tools that would be helpful for doing TB work? I have sockets, us and metric, and the basic stuff but nothing to do serious work. (I wonder why they decided to incorporate both metric and US size sockets into the truck, doesn't really make sense to me, it was pretty annoying just for putting on the cai, I can just imagine what other areas would be like).