90Ninety Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 OK I have a rough girl with a surging idle , i've heard a likely cause could be a dirty throttle body (and/or Map sensor ) that needs cleaning . Being tight of money for a mechanic looking at it , I want to have a stab myself . I had noticed this has been covered before here Duratec Cleaning Map sensor & Throttle body To get to the throttle body , as shown in the post in the link, one has to remove the Air cleaning outlet hose . Strangley it seems ford have their own proprietary steel ties , they look like the ties used on CV boots . To get the hose off the original ties look like they need to be cut/destroyed (disposable). I could get regular pinch clamp style ties , that are used on CV boots I suppose , but the lower hose tie which attaches to the Throttle body is in a very confined space, it would be very tricky to get a pinch style clamps inside and at the right angle to get a tight clamp around the hose I was thinking of using a jubilee steel tie for the bottom end of the air cleaning outlet hose , as it would be easier to tighten I just wondered if anyone had done this before, that could share their experience with me? I have done pretty regular stuff on cars like CV joints , rotors , Pads , Brake cylinders - So I am confident with tools for basic jobs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90Ninety Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesid Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 you only have to remove the pipe on the throttle body side it will spin out of the way. 4 30 torx bolts hold body to car unplug the throttle then u have it off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro_Tull Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 The Ford clips are great. There's a special tool for them, but they ping off easily with a screwdriver and refasten easily with a pair of pliers if you don't have it. Some manufacturers don't use jubilee type hose clips because they don't fasten evenly, and doubtless also because they take longer to fit, but in this instance they'd be fine if you wanted to swap to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyndon91 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Hi i have the same car and am trying to locate the idle control valve for cleaning, does anyone know where it is located. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 On 10/12/2016 at 9:56 PM, 90Ninety said: OK I have a rough girl with a surging idle , i've heard a likely cause could be a dirty throttle body (and/or Map sensor ) that needs cleaning . Being tight of money for a mechanic looking at it , I want to have a stab myself . I had noticed this has been covered before here Duratec Cleaning Map sensor & Throttle body To get to the throttle body , as shown in the post in the link, one has to remove the Air cleaning outlet hose . Strangley it seems ford have their own proprietary steel ties , they look like the ties used on CV boots . To get the hose off the original ties look like they need to be cut/destroyed (disposable). I could get regular pinch clamp style ties , that are used on CV boots I suppose , but the lower hose tie which attaches to the Throttle body is in a very confined space, it would be very tricky to get a pinch style clamps inside and at the right angle to get a tight clamp around the hose I was thinking of using a jubilee steel tie for the bottom end of the air cleaning outlet hose , as it would be easier to tighten I just wondered if anyone had done this before, that could share their experience with me? I have done pretty regular stuff on cars like CV joints , rotors , Pads , Brake cylinders - So I am confident with tools for basic jobs Yes you can use a jubilee clip or even a cable tie to reclamp the hose to the throttle body. Did it on a friends mk6 fiesta after cleaning the throttlebody/butterfly valve with cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciawes Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 This is mine which i have taken out and cleaned, but i have 1.8 125Hp Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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