DataDave

Thanks for the instructions, My 99 wouldn't idle at all. (Good thing that the wife can drive anything, she drove it all day like that) I took it apart today. The screws for the throttle body are #3 philips, the rest are #2. The head of one of the throttle body screws went round on me, so i took the whole throttle out, back to the intake manifold. There are three 12mm nuts that hold it to the manifold. there is also a 12mm bolt that supports it from below and behind. A wrench was needed for it, rather than the socket. Those wire holding wraps you mentioned are mounted on plastic inserts that can be pushed out of their holes, without cutting, and replaced later. I cleaned the air valve so it moved easily, then reassembled the whole thing. Now it idles at 2k. I don't know why it is so high. Is it possible that the air valve needs to be in a specific position when the electrical driver is replaced? My check engine light is on, for some reason, is it possible that the car keeps its idle high if there is another problem? BTW I don't think there is an idle adjustment screw, and using the cable as an idle adjustment is kind of a kludge.

Thanks for the instructions, My 99 wouldn't idle at all. (Good thing that the wife can drive anything, she drove it all day like that) I took it apart today. The screws for the throttle body are #3 philips, the rest are #2. The head of one of the throttle body screws went round on me, so i took the whole throttle out, back to the intake manifold. There are three 12mm nuts that hold it to the manifold. there is also a 12mm bolt that supports it from below and behind. A wrench was needed for it, rather than the socket. Those wire holding wraps you mentioned are mounted on plastic inserts that can be pushed out of their holes, without cutting, and replaced later. I cleaned the air valve so it moved easily, then reassembled the whole thing. Now it idles at 2k. I don't know why it is so high. Is it possible that the air valve needs to be in a specific position when the electrical driver is replaced? My check engine light is on, for some reason, is it possible that the car keeps its idle high if there is another problem? BTW I don't think there is an idle adjustment screw, and using the cable as an idle adjustment is kind of a kludge.