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well, here is what I did:
1. took apart entire intake including taking throttle body off
2. took off IAC valve
3. took apart flame trap
4. took oil separator off and cleaned thoroughly
I cleaned everything extensively with carb cleaner, rags, etc. I also sprayed MAF sensor with specific MAF sensor cleaner. The throttle body had a lot of crud on it, cleaned it up with carb cleaner. The oil separator was absolutely nasty. Unfortunately all I could do was clean it out the best I could with what I had (carb cleaner) because I did not have another oil separator handy (not exactly a part you can get at your local parts store).
Reassembled everything and engine cranked first time, no problem. It sounded like a whole new car and I was extremely proud of myself, proud of my blackened fingernails, it was a manly experience. Man conquered engine, Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor grunt was on!
...but...now I have a check engine light on. Don't know the cause yet, I need to find somewhere to get the codes read.
1. took apart entire intake including taking throttle body off
2. took off IAC valve
3. took apart flame trap
4. took oil separator off and cleaned thoroughly
I cleaned everything extensively with carb cleaner, rags, etc. I also sprayed MAF sensor with specific MAF sensor cleaner. The throttle body had a lot of crud on it, cleaned it up with carb cleaner. The oil separator was absolutely nasty. Unfortunately all I could do was clean it out the best I could with what I had (carb cleaner) because I did not have another oil separator handy (not exactly a part you can get at your local parts store).
Reassembled everything and engine cranked first time, no problem. It sounded like a whole new car and I was extremely proud of myself, proud of my blackened fingernails, it was a manly experience. Man conquered engine, Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor grunt was on!
...but...now I have a check engine light on. Don't know the cause yet, I need to find somewhere to get the codes read.
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