Well, I have an vacuum leak in the throttle body area. when I sprayed carb cleaner around there, my rough idle went up to higher rpms's

I thought it was the throttle body gasket or the IAC valve gasket, but turns out, when I was removing the throttle body to replace the gasket, I say this part below on the end of the throttle body with no screw holding it down.

It has a small O-ring on it, so if since this wasnt screwed down, this Im sure is the source of the vacuum leak.

Well, I pulled it off with ease, and in the hole where it goes the little plastic piece next to it was loose sitting inside.

Looks like the little plastic piece has another half which I cant find...

What is the whole mechanism called? Im going to either get a screw to mount it back on or buy a new one but I dont know what it is lol.

Also, the little plastic piece, where does it go? lol


thanx, Lance

 

http://www.2gstratus.org/forums/inde...ded&pid=413288

Found another thread where the guy had the exact same idle problem, same codes, and same part loose on the TB lol

 

Welll tightening down that part on the throttle body did the trick. My idle is smooth is by silk now, purrrs like a kitten-
No engine codes thus far since erasing them so we shall see, but the idle is definitely perfect now!

 

Are you able to get another picture of that piece in the throttle body? I have one sitting here and I can't locate that piece. I'm just curious for future reference.

 

was this a 2.4 or 3.0?

 

It was a 2.4 and if looking at the throttle body when it is installed, on the bottom front, about 3 inches below where the sensor is attached to the throttle bod, there is a round metal plate with a screw holding it down. That screw had come out and the plate was partly out so I could see the metal coil a little coming out-

I try to remember to take a picture and circle it while installed in the car as it is in there now-