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Wrighty

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Registered: 28th Feb 04
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30th Jan 06 at 14:23

mates x16xe astra is cutting out at junctions on low revs,sounds like icv or tps to me so im gona have a go at cleaning the icv and throttle body with carb cleaner. how do you clean the icv?

any tips/advice/guides iv not done this before and have only a little knowledge of engines. will using Red-x be alrite?

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30th Jan 06 at 14:23

Carb cleaner. Search.

Rileysport

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Registered: 18th Jun 04
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30th Jan 06 at 14:24

wd40 or carb cleaner mate... maybe even white spirit at a push

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30th Jan 06 at 14:47

White spirit is a bit 'heavy' to use. It will leave oil everywherem plus the plastic may not take kindly to being covered in the stuff. I would say WD40 or Carb Cleaner still.

Rileysport

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30th Jan 06 at 14:48

dunno mate... carb cleaner is pretty fekkin potent itself