Kugawestie's MX5 SDV Build Thread - Now An Upgrade Thread

[KugaWestie]

I personally would not, it is highly flammable/expolsive and in a confined space (such as a closed bobble throtty) it will be contained so a risk of damaging it.

I would clean the throtty bobble with it first, let it dry off (wont take long) and then fire it up.

I assume the purpose is simply to clean your flap

I am thinking about spraying carb cleaner into the idle control valve air feed (about 20mm diameter underneath the main throttlebody butteryfly) with the engine running

[hilux]

Wear gloves and goggles as a precaution - its fookin flammable - wont burn but will go bang

Did you do the search around all the air inlet stuff with WD 40 yet?

An air leak will cause a high idle and this is one way of finding it - but again - be careful - its flammable - not like carb cleaner but still take care as its a pressurised container and you do NOT want to surprise yerself if it pops and then drops into the cambelt etc

Extreme I know but its just me trying to help and not wanting to cause you any harm if you are new to this

[Dommo]

Just swap the valve over with the other one and be done with it?

The only other thing I can think of right now is the neutral switch but you haven't swapped the box so it's unlikely

[KugaWestie]

Dommo

I have been comparing throttle bodies tonight, and was thinking I may just swap them over complete and see what happens

[KugaWestie]

I have cracked it :d

[Mark (smokey mow)]

I have cracked it :d

As in fixed Or you got frustrated and dived in with the wrecking bar

Go on then what was it?

[KugaWestie]

It must have been the idle control valve on the bottom of the throttle body, not 100% sure though.

To cure the problem I just swapped the throttle body over for a different one, and now it is purring at 900 rpm

I may take the dodgy TB apart someday

[KugaWestie]

My new oil filler cap has arrived, so I have now painted the lettering on the camcover and fitted the oil cap

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Mumm, very bling me likey

[pete g]

nice

[Captain Colonial]

Wot, not pink?

[Norman Verona]

smart.

Wonder what it'll look like after a couple of thousand miles?

I glass beaded my cam cover and picked out the FORD in blue. It looked good then but is dirty and crap now.

[Norman Verona]

Scott, if, like me, you look at it with rose tinted spectacles it does look pink.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Yeah, bit annoyed myself on that front; the cam cover I had powdercoated about eighteen months ago has gone badly orange peely on one side from heat. (I used a localish company that were recommended to me). My other cam cover - done by Andy at Cat Motorsport/Tripple S was in near perfect condition after six years when I took it off. It'll be back to Andy next time, even if it is a three hour round trip.

[KugaWestie]

Time will tell I guess, but it looks nice at the moment