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1998 corsa b throttle body

Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 11:00 pm
by Brown93
My little corsa has been on the road for 4 weeks now and is going strong, but i have noticed when i pull up to a junction of just stop the car the revs keep rising. Chances are its a sticky throttle body so am going to clean it up. Just wondering has anybody ever done a throttle body on a 1.2 8v (with coil pack cant think of engine number off the top of me head) just i am going to tackle it sometime this week.

Re: 1998 corsa b throttle body

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 8:22 am
by Brown93
Just skimming through forums and i am now thinking idle control valve does anybody know where they are and are the easy to do

Re: 1998 corsa b throttle body

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:26 am
by jordyp
ive got a 1.2 8v aswell mines does that time to time but never really bothered me too much,if i can remember itll be around the back of the intake manifold or near, i honestly cant remember where they are on the 1.2 8v, every pic ive seen has been for a 1.0 or 1.4 upwards. but if you find out where it is post it up buddy, also PRICER on here said a wee while ago that itll be the throttle cable as its a grease type and they seize up or something like that, give him a PM and im sure hell point you in the right direction.

Re: 1998 corsa b throttle body

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:18 am
by Brown93
cheers well when i started in a garage years ago we had one in for bad running and i know we done something with it but can i hell think where it is lol and the lad i worked with passed away so i cant really ask him. All have a go some time soon and i will take lots of photos and put them on here

Re: 1998 corsa b throttle body

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:21 am
by jordyp
im half a qualified mechanic haha. 2 years at college then worked in a garage but went really quiet and didnt get paid so left. trying to get into another garage is murder like lol

Re: 1998 corsa b throttle body

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:37 am
by Brown93
I have left haha its long hours and bad pay I am finishing off my a levels and going to do engineering at university. going to keep clear of the motor trade for a while, i mean i will still do a couple of jobs of the side lol

Re: 1998 corsa b throttle body

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 8:49 pm
by jordyp
aye the motor trade is getting quieter and quieter, alot of people say aw i want to work on cars but dont really its bad pay. ive been working on cars and bikes since i was young haha

Re: 1998 corsa b throttle body

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:50 pm
by Brown93
yeah I think avoiding the trade is the best thing to do. Update on this post looked at throttle linkage and all seems ok only thing i can think of is idle control valve. that costs £60, i dont have the money so the car can rev its tits off haha not fixing it