Ive got a 2007 saturn ion 2 2.2l ecotec 4 cyl 5 speed, im in the middle of trying to clean the throttle body. ive removed the TB and now im stuck..im trying to get the black plastic cover off of it, ive taken the metal locks off bt the plastic piece doesnt seem like it wants to come off. is there an easy explanation for this?? im plannig on removing the throttle plate too, should i do first?? then attempt it again?
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Many of the 6 cyl. engines are prone to carbon build-up in the throttle body. If this is the case, it is best to clean it off the car and is fairly easy to do. Remove the snorkel, 1 electric fitting on the throttle body (a little tricky) and one vacuum line on tb as well. Four bolts remove the tb from the engine and the throttle body can be cleaned with throttle body cleaner from any auto supply store. An o-ring attaches the tb to the engine so that you will not destroy a gasket during the repair. Pretty easy and should take less than 1 hour, but be careful of sharp edges in the throttle body.
Actually, you will have to have the throttle body bore cleaned physically. There will be carbon build up preventing the TB plate from closing completely. Lucas gas additive used twice a year will prevent this from reoccurring. Mercury Marine gas additive is GREAT as well!
Cleaning your throttle body should take care of both problems. Clean your throttle body with throttle body cleaner. First disconnect the battery, clean the TB with TB cleaner, must be nice and shiny. When finished, hook the battery back up and drive around for 20 minutes or so with all accessories off, so the computer will relearn a properly functioning throttle body.
Your computer learned some bad habits, so when you changed the battery, the computer thought the throttle body was clean and functioning properly. So when you changed it, this caused all your problems. Very common, keep your throttle body clean, should be done at least once a year. Total cost if you doityourself is around $5, for the can of TB cleaner.
remove the throttle body (4 bolts) and then remove the idle air control (bolted to the TB, between the firewall and the throttle body)-clean the TB, the Idle air controller and remove the Throttle Position Sensor (opposite the IAC) and clean it if necessary. The IAC carbons up on these cars, as does the Throttle body-I know, I have a 99 SL with 180,000 miles, it is almost like an oil change as they get older.
Good question, the answer is "yes", "no", and "maybe". GM shares a lot of parts internationaly with Opel, Saturn, GM, Chevy, Pontiac, etc. Especialy engine parts. Chassis and body is a different story. You may find tie rods, struts, etc the same, but a headlight won't fit from one to the other. If you've got a 2004 Saturn Ion, you likely have a 2.2 EcoTec. Pretty much all EcoTec parts will fit in one form or another, from one to another. Alternators, starters, etc. You may need to swap plug locations or types, but the actual hard part should "fit".
You would need to go dumpster diving to compare or contrast. I guess it all depends on what you need?
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