Finally doing some work on the 8

Sivart_R1 · 12-13-2011, 03:51 PM

Coils are still on order, but did a little poking around under the hood over the weekend. I cleaned the K&N drop in air filter, and noticed while I had the airbox out that the throttlebody had quite a bit of buildup around the plate, which I cleaned up with some carb cleaner on a cotton towel. So far, the car starts easier again, and the idle has been a lot more steady.

When I swap out the coils, I'll take the TB completely off, and clean up the rest of the buildup I couldn't get to with it on the car.

reddozen · 12-13-2011, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sivart_R1

Coils are still on order, but did a little poking around under the hood over the weekend. I cleaned the K&N drop in air filter, and noticed while I had the airbox out that the throttlebody had quite a bit of buildup around the plate, which I cleaned up with some carb cleaner on a cotton towel. So far, the car starts easier again, and the idle has been a lot more steady.

When I swap out the coils, I'll take the TB completely off, and clean up the rest of the buildup I couldn't get to with it on the car.

Catch cans are highly recommended. There's a bad habit of that oil getting into the LIM and sticking the SSV valves. Also, the K&N drop in filter has been found to not filter well enough. People have found sand in their engines. For the whole 1HP that it's been proven to give on the dyno, it's just not worth the risk over the factory filter.

Sivart_R1 · 12-16-2011, 05:34 PM

Thanks Red,

Do you have any more information on the catch can install? I may have to pull the LIM off and make sure everything looks good there.

On the plus side, after cleaning the TB, the car is already running considerably better. Maybe soon I'll be able to stop spending car money on the 8, and start putting it back into the 93.

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12-13-2011, 03:51 PM	#1
Sivart_R1 The Newbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Seattle area Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Coils are still on order, but did a little poking around under the hood over the weekend. I cleaned the K&N drop in air filter, and noticed while I had the airbox out that the throttlebody had quite a bit of buildup around the plate, which I cleaned up with some carb cleaner on a cotton towel. So far, the car starts easier again, and the idle has been a lot more steady. When I swap out the coils, I'll take the TB completely off, and clean up the rest of the buildup I couldn't get to with it on the car.

12-16-2011, 05:34 PM	#3
Sivart_R1 The Newbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Seattle area Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Thanks Red, Do you have any more information on the catch can install? I may have to pull the LIM off and make sure everything looks good there. On the plus side, after cleaning the TB, the car is already running considerably better. Maybe soon I'll be able to stop spending car money on the 8, and start putting it back into the 93.