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Throttle Body: Removal

  1. Remove the collector cover.
  2. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
  3. Disconnect the brake booster vacuum hose from the intake manifold.
    Fig 1: Identifying Brake Booster Vacuum Hose
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  4. Loosen the clamp (A) which connects air intake chamber to throttle body.
  5. Loosen the clamp (B) which connects intake boot to air intake chamber.
  6. Remove the bolt (C) which secures air intake chamber and collector cover bracket to the stay.
    Fig 2: Identifying Air Intake Chamber Clamps And Bolt
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  7. Remove the air intake chamber, and move it to the left side wheel apron.
    Fig 3: Identifying Air Intake Chamber
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  8. Disconnect the connector from the throttle body.
    Fig 4: Identifying Throttle Body Connector
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  9. Disconnect the engine coolant hoses (A) from throttle body.
  10. Remove the bolts which secure the throttle body to the intake manifold.
    Fig 5: Identifying Engine Coolant Hoses
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