long journey home... cars broken..

[Christopher]

I'm guessing the rag doesn't seem such a good idea now, eh?

 

[J03]

no mate...

 

[f0xy]

whaat! how do you get to the back?

by taking the inlet manifold off the top of the engine, INC the coil leads.

It comes off, like it says in that guide, and the throttle body will be clearly visable.

 

[J03]

thanks f0xy and everyone whos helped, ok then the reason am asking we couldnt get into the back because its virtually impossible, and because we didnt remove the cover completey we couldnt see anything.. well hardly anyway.. so if your right, if i remove the plenum completley then wollah! it should be bang infront of my face?

 

[J03]

just wondering should the coil pack plugs come out just by pulling? i found it extremely difficult to pull them out... is there a technique or release mechanism to get the buggers out?

 

[gtruk]

actually ive not seen the design on the 1.2 so cant say, give them a good yank if there are no bolts.

 

[McBunny]

why didnt some one say mofo was back !?!

 

[J03]

i think there are like long rods that go inside to the spark plugs... these wires are the only obstruction i reckon to removing the whole plenum and to looking inside

 

[gtruk]

Just pull them out buy the rubber bit nearest the engine, not the lead itself. Job done!

 

[J03]

thank you sir!

 

[1PBY]

gonna put my neck on the line here and say DONKEY!!!!
wat were u thinkin???
did someone honestly tell u this was gonna work???
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GinandGasoline]

lol, first time in ages i've actually read a thread from start to finish.... isn't it time for the next update now though?

 

[J03]

update will be tmoro! my mates got all the tools...

and yeah it did feel noticeably more nippy and the induction kit sounded louder.. but am going to put the old filter back on once i get the cloth out..

 

[Phoenix]

lmao at the thread and photoshops...good luck to you lol

 

[Mish]

LOL... good god! Unlucky mate, but, this was only ever going to end one way! Have you managed to find the throttle body yet?!

 

[Rob 88]

Lmao at using a sock. Another chav mod is WD40 nitro if your interested. I doubt it would have caused serious damage and its a p1ss easy one to fix in all honesty.
Remember if you take the inlet off you may need to replace a gasket. If you have a cable throttle follow the cable from the pedal through the bulk head into the engine bay. It will end on the throttle body.

 

[J03]

lmfao at the picture,

and rob88, thanks for the info, i think its an electronic throttle sensor not cable..

 

[rctempire]

Well this is a seriously funny thread. I laughed so hard at the nom nom nom.

Now have you got the sock out the throttle housing yet?

 

[Jungle_Jim]

at least he took the time to paint the cloth and jubliee clip to make it aesthetically pleasing lol

 

[J03]

lmao its not paint... the solution is there to attract grease and dirt hehe

 

[Ollie82.]

Thread of the Year.....this HAS to be a contender.

Please stop....my sides are hurting too much! You must have it out by now surely?!

 

[J03]

ha i havent started work yet as my mate is at work still... wont be starting work until about 6 ish... if i had the tools id try to do it myself

 

[J03]

FINALLY! the cars done! and it was the rag thats got stuck in.... the engine light is still on but i wil get the garage to clear the codes and reset the car... pics will follow for all you guys who are dying to laugh.. lol

 

[f0xy]

hurry up, LOL

 

[Phoenix]

lmao god i cant wait to see this CS Thread of the year for sure when the pics get posted

 

[realnumber 1]

At last Agree with the thread of the year award definitely a good contender.
Lesson learnt I hope.

 

[Ollie82.]

We want pics! We want pics!

Pics of the StraySock (Patent Pending) or maybe its a StrayJay...either way, i think it'll be the next big mod of 2009.

 

[J03]

haha calm calm, am trying to find my phone cable lol ...suspense...

 

[Phoenix]

come on! we've all got photoshop fired up ready for the smart arse comments

 

[Ollie82.]

I think whatever pics appear, the best one should be included in the 2009 Cliosport calender.

Just as a nice reminder that no matter how dumb you may have been in the past, there is always someone out there who has been dumber.

 

[J03]

hahaha am going to love all the harasment... uploading now hehe

 

[Phoenix]

lmao^^

 

[J03]

well then here we go guys.. sorry about the blurry ness.. am sure you can make out what it is.. lol

let the lol'ing begin...

 

[Phoenix]

lmmfaro=laughing my mother f**king ass right off

make sure you clean all that oily dirty crap off

 

[Ollie82.]

See what happens when you think its a good idea to dry your socks in front of an open airbox??!

Now it needs washing again....tut tut.

 

[J03]

psml.. am going to clean all the shite out later... i drove home without a filter and the car felt IMMENSE...for a 1.2.. but unfortuntly the big cone has now gone back on..

 

[Ollie82.]

For petes sake!!! So you go thru all that hassle trying to get your pants out of the throttle body to then DRIVE HOME without anything on it at all??!

Honestly! Wheres the humanity?! That poor car...

 

[J03]

i had no choice!!! its all fixed now.. i drove home sensibly.. but it sounded good.. :rasp: i was only 10 mins drive away from my friends house... id look like a tit carrying a random air filter wondering around..

 

[Phoenix]

was thinkin the same thing should of at least put a rag over it to stop big bits of crap getting in

 

[Ollie82.]

PMSL^^^