Throttle body hole plug issues revisited

[Riles]

Originally posted by mrbako:


following these instructions....one would not have to add a breather to the oil fill neck?

That is correct- the holes in the throttle body tube take care of it.

Although it is kind of obvious, it is important to note that if you use my method, you cannot use the plug that the original install guide suggests- this would cut off the air flow before it got to my vent holes.

[Wicked 3800 V6]

Don't like my intructions? [img]smile.gif[/img]

You block the hole ... but you have to open up (i.e. what Riles did with the drill bit, I did with a slice of the dremel cut-off wheel) the tract, so that the pressure / PCV vents out, and doesn't just build up. If you're having stalling issues, you might nto have hooked everything back up properly. Stalling should give you a code or 2.

Good luck, get back to us. [img]smile.gif[/img]
-Rob

[imported_admin]

Okay guys, found the problem. [img]smile.gif[/img]

There is a hole that coolant passes through on the throttle body (at the bottom). When we originally did the plug we didn't tighten the bolt on the bottom enough and there was a very small gap between the TB and the intake manifold. Naturally, coolant went into the engine in the few minutes that it ran...

We checked the plugs and they were absolutely foul. So we removed all six plugs, cleaned them, and the car started fine. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Thank you all for your help! Now to go smack down James...

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

do you have to drill the holes? or can you just get a breather?

[ssms5411]

I would use a breather.