[V8] ISV and Hood Closing

Kneale Brownson kneale at coslink.net
Thu Jun 9 14:04:29 EDT 2005


I think you want to use something like throttle body cleaner on the ISV,
not brake cleaner.  see:
http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/quattro/2000-September/004174.html

Most throttle body cleaners incorporate some lubricating feature for the
device.

At 08:49 AM 6/9/2005 -0600, dsaad at icehouse.net wrote:
>On the ISV - it actually takes a pretty good ohm meter to measure accurately a
>low resistance. Be sure to zero the meter and leads. More important is how it
>works - which is not good in your case. A cleaning may help - remove the ISV,
>hold the orifice up and fill the cavity with BRAKE CLEANER SPRAY.
>Wash,rinse,repeat. If you have a small piece of wood or plastic, gently rock 
>the
>shutter back and forth - but be careful not to scratch or bend it.
>If the cleaning does not help you are probably due for a new unit.



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