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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by YELLO C5
Did you ever get this resolved? I've had this occasionally in the past but today it started happening very frequently.
Yes. It was the blade on the throttle body was stuck and I had to get a new throttle body. I guess the water that I ingested 2 weeks before probably damaged the mechanism of the blade opening. Car runs great again.
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 11:32 PM
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Great to hear! Found the stock TB 217-2288 on Amazon for $266 compared to $450 elsewhere. Still kinda sucks since I just replaced the TP sensor last week.
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by YELLO C5
Great to hear! Found the stock TB 217-2288 on Amazon for $266 compared to $450 elsewhere. Still kinda sucks since I just replaced the TP sensor last week.
Hers a great opportunity to take that sucker apart, figure out what is binding, fix it and have it for a spare or you could even play with porting it.

Thats how I learn and prefect my skills. If its broke, that sucker goes under the knife or HAMMER!:thum bs:

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