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HobHayward Mar 6, 2008 04:03 PM
Cleaning the IACV and it won't come apart..?
 
I'm cleaning my IACV, but the two halves of it (where tis connected by the two gold screws) won't come apart to let me get at the innies so it can be properly cleaned out.

I tried tapping it wit ha hammer, which didn't work, and right now I'm letting the liquid wrench soak into the joint. Anyone have an insight one this? I'm not keen on breaking it, and I'd like to get it cleaned so I don;t have to put it back on and take it off again (requiring me to go buy another gasket).

MOHFpro90 Mar 6, 2008 04:09 PM
Vice grips are what I used IIRC.

HobHayward Mar 6, 2008 04:13 PM
It wasn't attached quite as I'd imagined, but I got it off from tapping he underside of it with a hammer, and then when there was enough of a gap, I used a flathead to wedge around the gap and get it apart.

S1cTech Mar 7, 2008 12:44 AM
Are you talking about the gold cap?

ROCKART Mar 7, 2008 06:05 AM
yea mohf and i had troulbe gettin the gold cap off....ended up stripping a screw so we just left it the way it was

HobHayward Mar 7, 2008 09:35 AM
The gold cap was no problem, and soooooo much carbon buildup in there... But yeah, if my IACV was any indication, you DO NOT need to take off the tan colored plastic part where the 6 pin connector plugs in, that part was in perfect condition.

MOHFpro90 Mar 7, 2008 10:56 AM
Originally Posted by ROCKART (Post 6285310)
yea mohf and i had troulbe gettin the gold cap off....ended up stripping a screw so we just left it the way it was
Good times....gooood times.

S1cTech Mar 7, 2008 11:19 AM
I had only 1 screw that gave me an issue, but I got it off...Snap-on screwdriver FTW

nafddur Mar 7, 2008 12:26 PM
A brand new one is less than $200. Just throw one of those on.

MOHFpro90 Mar 7, 2008 03:22 PM
Originally Posted by nafddur (Post 6286581)
A brand new one is less than $200. Just throw one of those on.
Dude...you dont just randomly spend $200 because you cant get a screw out...wtf?

You know, A brand new paint job is only $2000. Just throw one of those on.

ROCKART Mar 7, 2008 10:10 PM
why not just get a new car when you cant get the IACV open

nafddur Mar 9, 2008 09:14 AM
Originally Posted by MOHFpro90 (Post 6287149)
Dude...you dont just randomly spend $200 because you cant get a screw out...wtf?

You know, A brand new paint job is only $2000. Just throw one of those on.
Big diff between $200 and $2000!

(plus, if I thought I could get a quality paintjob for $2K, I'd be interested in that TOO)

slow97maxima Mar 9, 2008 09:38 AM
Originally Posted by nafddur (Post 6289427)
Big diff between $200 and $2000!

(plus, if I thought I could get a quality paintjob for $2K, I'd be interested in that TOO)
Oh wow i was waiting for you to say that you were being sarcastic...damn you got some cash layin around huh.

HobHayward Mar 10, 2008 01:02 PM
LoL, who spends $200 to make their car idle more smoothly?

If I had $200 right now, I'd work on getting some new shocks...

black_maxed95 Mar 10, 2008 02:30 PM
ya...i dont bother cleaning anything...when stuff gets dirty i just buy new stuff

:wall:

machinehead Mar 10, 2008 11:03 PM
Originally Posted by MOHFpro90 (Post 6287149)
Dude...you dont just randomly spend $200 because you cant get a screw out...wtf?

You know, A brand new paint job is only $2000. Just throw one of those on.
while we're at it might as well just sign up for the GTR waiting list.


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