Icv removal guide

[roboboyo]

Going to attempt to clean my icv, scort, 2.0 silvertop mk6, what do i need to remove to make it easier??

 

is there a decent guide on here, ??

 

i have a rare day off work, and i want to make it count

[roboboyo]

Going to attempt to clean my icv, scort, 2.0 silvertop mk6, what do i need to remove to make it easier??

 

is there a decent guide on here, ??

 

i have a rare day off work, and i want to make it count

 

 

bump

[shawdreamer]

Going to attempt to clean my icv, scort, 2.0 silvertop mk6, what do i need to remove to make it easier??

 

is there a decent guide on here, ??

 

i have a rare day off work, and i want to make it count

 

 

bump

 

really depends on what engine you have.

 

ICV on a cvh is easily accessable on the side of the throttle body while the various zetecs are a bit more awkward and knuckle unfrendly if you have big hands.

 

as said the cvh ICV is on the side and held on with 3x 10mm bolts set out in a triangle.

 

the zetec is fitted to the rear of the throttle body oppersite the bulk head/firewall and requires some careful maneuvering with a 10mm rachet spanner to get off without removing various bits of engine parts....it is possible to do as Ive done it countless times now, but you will need a rachet 10mm spanner or a fairly compact 1/4 rachet and socket as theres barely any room to move a spanner in the confined space the icv occupys....good luck.

[JC]

worth buying an 8mm flexible ratchet spanner, makes it easier

[scottybo]

mine needs cleanin but its in such a t*at position lol

[Andy 3i]

Just to throw a spanner in the works...mines a 7mm?

[scottybo]

my ho inlet icv has 7mm bolts on it

[tomsy]

Im sure there's guide to this in the how to section because i followed it when doing mine,its tricky but not difficult to do dont want to put a downer on this but cleaning mine didn't really do much.

[etrebus]

[i found jacking up the car and attacking it from underneath was easier for me at least you can see the bolts

[roboboyo]

[i found jacking up the car and attacking it from underneath was easier for me at least you can see the bolts

 

 

cheers for info guys, have it out atm, took me 35mins to remove her, was just wondering, when soaking in petrol, do i need to cover the plastic housing arount the connector ?, also, was there supposed to be a gasket with these,

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x183/robertbrennan/Photoon12-05-2013at1614.jpg

[JC]

there is a little rubber gasket, most likely stuck to the inside of the manifold. I would just but a new valve, ive never been able to clean one up

[roboboyo]

there is a little rubber gasket, most likely stuck to the inside of the manifold. I would just but a new valve, ive never been able to clean one up

 

 

cheers jc, hope ill have better luck mate, its alot cleaner anyway

[roboboyo]

there is a little rubber gasket, most likely stuck to the inside of the manifold. I would just but a new valve, ive never been able to clean one up

 

 

cheers jc, hope ill have better luck mate, its alot cleaner anyway

 

 

A massive difference was made by the cleaning of this, a combination of engine parts de-greacer, wd40, and a soak in petrol, but there is still a small indication of shaking and eraticness, witch leads me to believe that i have a vacuum leak somewhere ????????

 

quick note,

 

how long do i need to disconnect the battery for, to reset the ecu???? Ive heard some diff timescales, eg half hour, 1 hour, and 24 hours, tbh, i think 15mins should be enough, but what do i know