[V6-12v] Throttle body gasket fix

[timofej.crift at att.net]

> Folks,
> 
> I surfed Nathan White's site yesterday and found a really useful tip on how 
> to fix that pesky throttle body rubber doughnut gasket thing. Here's the link:
> http://www.mnsi.net/~natwhite/Audi/tbgasket.htm
> 
> Essentially, you cut an 11 inch piece of RJ-11 cord (regular flat phone 
> cord) and stuff it into the groove in the rubber doughnut. After this 5-10 
> minute fix, the gasket seals correctly against the plenum and the car idles 
> a lot smoother.

When I took mine out it was very hard and brittle. It would have been like putting a cord under concrete.  I would recommend buying a new one if the old one looks the least bit crusty.

Tim