jas98 Member 1,046 Member For: 12y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 01/12/12 08:23 AM Share Posted 01/12/12 08:23 AM Hi, Ba xr6t 2004. I amd replaceing intake gaskets etctook throttle body off and have noticed that teh butterfly is open a bit...is this normal? car idles around 750rpm (but rough and missing) ....hope its normal, I didnt touch it besides unbolting it and cleaned it but it was like this before I cleaned it tooalso the oil pemperature sensor I replaced with new one and while undoing old one it was soooo lose it was not funnie, also the conector for it seems to spin ...im guessing its f*cked? lol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83053-is-this-normal-throttle-body-open-a-bit/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henz Tampon inserted, Auto Acquired, next purchase a new handbag Donating Members 9,946 Member For: 17y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 01/12/12 08:27 AM Share Posted 01/12/12 08:27 AM Yep. If was closed wouldn't idle at all. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83053-is-this-normal-throttle-body-open-a-bit/#findComment-1332511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,046 Member For: 12y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 01/12/12 08:35 AM Author Share Posted 01/12/12 08:35 AM sweet, that's good to know. was getting a little worried there lolalso every inlet bolt was loose, 2 were about 3-4 turns lose and rest were finger tight!!!another thing, I got a new collector gasket, old one is metal new one is paper gasket type. should I use metal or paper or dont it matter?cheers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83053-is-this-normal-throttle-body-open-a-bit/#findComment-1332515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,440 Member For: 15y 4m 16d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 01/12/12 08:38 AM Share Posted 01/12/12 08:38 AM I asked the sane thing a while ago. Its normal even on fgs. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83053-is-this-normal-throttle-body-open-a-bit/#findComment-1332517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,046 Member For: 12y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 01/12/12 08:52 AM Author Share Posted 01/12/12 08:52 AM ^thanks mate Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83053-is-this-normal-throttle-body-open-a-bit/#findComment-1332524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic Donating Members 1,725 Member For: 17y 3m 23d Gender: Male Posted 01/12/12 10:32 AM Share Posted 01/12/12 10:32 AM That's y manuals hold rpm between gears. Sux. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83053-is-this-normal-throttle-body-open-a-bit/#findComment-1332559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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