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).

 

Vice grips are what I used IIRC.

 

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.

 

Are you talking about the gold cap?

 

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

 

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.

 

Good times....gooood times.

 

I had only 1 screw that gave me an issue, but I got it off...Snap-on screwdriver FTW

 

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.

 

why not just get a new car when you cant get the IACV open

 

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.

 

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...

 

ya...i dont bother cleaning anything...when stuff gets dirty i just buy new stuff

 

while we're at it might as well just sign up for the GTR waiting list.