where is the thread that had the TB DIY? i've been searching for the past 15 minutes but cannot find it can someone help me out?

 

can anyone atleast tell me how to take it off?

 

remove the throttle cable and cruise control cable remove teh 4 bolts that hold it on, why you want to take it off?

 

then just pry it off? i have all the bolts off and everything i just didn't want to pry it and break something

 

do you have a new gasket to go on? if not stop now. if you do then yes it will require a little persuation to get it off. the wooden handle end of a hammer to tap with or a putty knife between the 2 surfaces. its just the gasket holding it on

 

damn i didn't want to get a new gasket for it, i guess i'll just clean what i can without removing and wait until i get the Type S TB

 

if your carefull you can/should be able to get it off with out damaging it., or you can just remove teh whole IM with it on and clean and wash the whole thing out. the im has metal gaskets and can be reused

 

yeah i'll save that for another day when i know 100% what im doing, but thnx for the help! i appreciate the quick responses fsttyms1!i just might do that or wait utnil i get the Type S parts

 

taking the whole im off only takes about 5 minutes!and isnt any harder than changing a air filter

 

yeah, i already put everything back together when i made this thread everything was in pieces

 

ah you have plenty of time to take it all off and clean it teh whole IM cleaning takes about a hour (and that includes teh TB!

 

haha alrite you convinced me!!!! i'll do it when i get home tonite it's about 90 something out right now and i only have 2 fans in my garage so tonite around 12 i'll get on it!

 

 

I think you even persuaded me to do fsttyms1. I have been wanting to do this for a while just because I am a clean freak(not just with my car) and I can't imagine how dirty it is in there. Let me know how it goes Eric.

 

simple and easy to do if you really feel like it you can even smooth out the casting roughness with a dremil or a air grinder

 

dammit kris i hate you! you make it sound soo simple. hmm maybe its just my dumbass who always seems to mess things up. anyways, im gonna try this tmw bright and early at 9am. im giving my self 6 hours before work. haha.

 

haha yeah i know i really want to go have at it right now! and jeff i'll let you know how easy it was!

 

it is easy as long as you dont get scared!

 

man i just opened it up to do it and theres so many screws in there, i got lazy so my car is sitting in pieces

 

so many screws???? there are 8 bolts 2 nuts for the top plate, and 7 bolts and 2 nuts for the lower intake manifold

 

19 total that's alot man!

 

nahhh

 

well i did it, didn't get it totally clean though because my dad came out and started bitching and made me put everything back together... Im not going to bother with this again until i get the Type S IM and TB

 

but your stuff looks so pretty kris i want to do it! haha

 

i just did this today. KRIS IS THE MAN!!! he helped me out alot!!!!!!!!! its a really easy thing to do. mine wasnt really dirty to begin with so tmw i will find out what the hell is really tripping my check engine lights

 

did you put the gasket back on right? and did you seal the gasket back up?

 

yea its on right. seal it? hmm def did not do that. i thought metal gaskets didnt need to be sealed? how would i seal it?

 

the bottom gasket is not metal it seems that way but the top layer is realy paper, i did not know either until my friend pointed that out to me...

you need to go to the your local parts store and get some "gasket maker" it's a tube of silicon basically, apply it to circle parts of IM (dont know what it's called im a noob haha) on the engine block you'll see what im talking about it's slightly discoloured metal due to the pattern apply to the rings around the block then on the bottom of the IM then put the gasket back on

 

its unnecessary to seal teh gasket if you didnt damage it in the removal. if it was you should replace it. mine has been off 2 times and seals perfectly!

 

i think i may have damaged mine. car idles very rough and the rpms jump at idle. now there is also this very high pitched whistling sound. i took the car to the shop for my headers and asked them to look at the engine as well. the guy ran the computer and said that the whistling is because i got a improper seal and its causing a vacume. he also said the gasket may be getting sucked in to the manifold.

know where i can get new gaskets from??

 

get new gaskets from the dealer or from autzone that's why i used the gasket maker to seal it up!

 

you just need a lower gasket since the top one is metal and it shouldn't cost more than 20$ and that's the extreme most! 10 should be average

 

are these things standard? or do i have to get it from honda?

 

you have a damaged gasket. thats the rough idle and whistle. check with the parts stores for the gasket, other wise you are going to have to go to the dealer for it

 

yeah dealer most likely, or they'll order it from the warehouse and have it to their store in the morning

 

dammit. i need this thing tmw. i drive back to MD at 3. ill have to wake up early and call everybody. which do you think i damaged? the lower one? the top metal one? the side metal one?

 

btw, do most honda dealerships have this part in stock regularly??

 

not really shure if they'll have it regularly but you can try, the only bad one will be the bottom one since the top one is metal, try calling around tonite to auto part stores and see if they can order you one and how long it'll take..

 

most likely the lower one. thats the most easily damaged. i guess start out by pulling the top piece off and double check that gasket. if thats fine then frocede to the lower. (also double check that you have all the bolts tightned sufficantly, but not too much that you strip the bolts) if they are all tight then take them off and inspect the lower for damage if its whats causing a whistle or rough idle you should see damaged gasket.

 

how would i know if the thing is damaged? i pulled it all apart already tonight. by the time i realized i may need new gaskets the stores are closed. i really hope i can get it tmw. if not, do you think its ok to drive to MD from NY tmw? or is that a NO NO