Throttle Body Removal

[phuriouss]

Lol check engine light came on today out of nowhere, cruise control light is flashing?
Still drives okay but the idle isnt is still jumpy little less since I cleaned the TB i think?
Any way I can get a code to come up without a scan tool?

[NRV155]

Its good that you finally got a CEL. At least you have a starting point to go from now.
PS, im an expert at changing throttle bodies now. Ive put mine in and out like 6 times in the last 2 weeks.

[phuriouss]

Oh man the TB was a bitch to get too first time, not sure if it was some thing I did to cause the CEL had rough idle for about a month then cleaned the TB and week later CEL gonna see if I can get the code up and go from there I guess. How's your car doing? Did you have a gasket on your TB mine had a red o ring haha

[NRV155]

I though the red ring was a gasket of some sort. Its still fcuked. If you got the right tools, its not too hard to do. Angled pliers are a must for those coolant clamps.

[phuriouss]

oh man them coolant lines... I ended just angling the TB around carefully and pulling it out so I can clean it haha left the coolant lines on..
What do you think is causing your problem?
Yeah o-ring, gasket same shit haha
Don't worry man I'm sure you will find a fix sooner or later.
Goodluck
I'll be trying to get some codes up tomorrow and see how it goess

[phuriouss]

Lol pulled three codes
P0102
PO171
P0113
all points to maf sensor?
What you guys think?

[NRV155]

If thats what they say. You can get genuine ones (apparently) from ebay for $150 or so. Thats where i got mine and it solved one of my few problems. Never had codes come up for that though.

[phuriouss]

Yeah strange enough was expecting 02 codes ?
Did it fix a lumpy rough idle? Haha

[dja]

Just to add, if you do this again, just bypass the coolant through the throttle body, so it it an easily removeable serviceable component.

I recently did a perrin silicone intake, and just bypassed it so the hose goes back into the block, done this on every turbo subaru i have ever had, ill effects zero.

[phuriouss]

Sweet thanks for the advice

[NRV155]

But why would they run coolant through them if they didnt need it? I'd just leave them there as they are no real hassle to take off anyway. I dont really know jack about subarus so my advice is irrelevant.