Throttle Body Gasket

[Lee-182]

Is there a gasket there, i went to Renault to get one as i want to clean mine, Theres brown gunk everywhere, and they said there is not one there.

There must be something there.?

Throttle body to top inlet manifold.

 

[Henry]

isn't there a large rubber o ring? can't rightly recall

 

[sideways danny]

should be an orange rubber O-ring in the back of the throttle body

 

[davebem]

Theres a gasket there on a 172mk1, im 99% sure its on the ph2s and 182s aswel..

 

[f0xy]

There is a paper gasket on Ph1, I bought one the other day, £1.93+VAT.

 

[Lee-182]

Its the bit with the butterfly

 

[Chrisjk]

On a ph2 it's a rubber o ring, take off the tb and see what the condition is like.

 

[Sym0n]

f0xy do you still have the part number for it?

 

[Aluco]

172 Ph1's have this

Ph2's have a rubber O ring which is reusable.

 

[sideways danny]

i went with the available informations

Car : Inferno 182

 

[caister]

172 Ph1's have this

Ph2's have a rubber O ring which is reusable.

I used some copper silicone sealant instead. Seems to have done the job.

 

[Aluco]

^ Pikey method

 

[caister]

^ Pikey method

It works though as long as its done properly i.e not bunging loads of the stuff on there!

I was getting fed up of needing a new gasket almost every time I took the TB off to clean it as them seem to stick and rip when you remove them.

 

[Aluco]

It works though as long as its done properly i.e not bunging loads of the stuff on there!

I was getting fed up of needing a new gasket almost every time I took the TB off to clean it as they seem to stick and rip when you remove them.

That happened getting my new one out the packaging nearly !!!

 

[Lee-182]

it is just 4 bolts and a sensor plug to take off?

 

[Aluco]

Yes and you disconnect the throttle cable on ph1's but you don't have to worry about that.

 

[Sym0n]

Cheers Aluco.

 

[Jonny1*2]

it is just 4 bolts and a sensor plug to take off?

Yeah, remove induction hose completely for better access, then take out the 4 bolts (13mm I think). This makes it easier to get to the throttle electric plug behind. Plus you'll be able to see how to remove it as the clip can be a pain.

 

[sideways danny]

the plug is easy, but there's a method. Push the plug ON and hold it, then with a screwdriver, apply gentle pressure to the lock tab, release pressure from holding the plug on and you should have just pushed the plug off with the screwdriver