Throttle Body: Removal
WARNING:
Do not smoke, carry lighted tobacco or have an open flame of any type when working on or near any fuel-related component. Highly flammable mixtures are always present and may be ignited. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury.
CAUTION:
The throttle body (TB) must be removed from the vehicle to be cleaned. Do not hold the throttle plate open with any object that could scratch the bore or plate while servicing or cleaning the TB.
- Disconnect the battery ground cable. For additional information, refer to BATTERY, MOUNTING AND CABLES article.
- Remove the air cleaner outlet pipe. For additional information, refer to INTAKE AIR DISTRIBUTION AND FILTERING article.
- Disconnect the quick connect couplings and remove the crankcase vent tube. For additional information, refer to FUEL SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION article.
- Disconnect the generator wiring harness retainer from the air cleaner outlet pipe-to-throttle body (TB) adapter.
- Remove the 4 bolts and position aside the air cleaner outlet tube-to-TB adapter.
- Disconnect the electronic throttle control electrical connector.
- Disconnect the throttle position (TP) sensor electrical connector.
- Remove the 4 bolts and the vibration damper.
- Remove the TB assembly.
- Discard the TB O-ring seal.