Takin off the Throttle Body

[twitchy]

HEy guys

anyone ever remove their throttle body before? I want to take mine off to clean it.. (KA24DE)

i know its 4 hex bolts and Ill have to take the intake off, the cables unsnap from the thing theyre attached to...but is there anything else i should worry about?

[nightwalker]

go buy yourself a new throttle body gasket. and might as well get a coupling and remove the coolant lines and tie them together. When you pull off your throttle body, you will understand what I'm talking about.

[twitchy]

arent they there for if you start your car in the cold so the butterfly doesnt stick?

why would you disconnect them>

[the head]

heated TB causes heat soak warming the intake air quite signifigantly
thye do basically nothing in terms of cold weather i live in Iowa and i have done the TB bypass on many cars driven year round and have seen no ill effects