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Canonite · 22nd November 2012, 09:56

For the sake of four bolts you get a lot more access and I like access.
It's not by any means an easy job but it's quite doable. There will always be people on motoring forums who claim to do difficult jobs in 30 minutes with a tea break and a good **** in between but no, in the end it took me about 4hrs as I struggled getting fat hands in to undo the bolt. Then when the elbow snapped right on the engine I had a bit of a faff cleaning it all out but still it wasn't too taxing.
You do have to sacrifice some skin but once you've squeezed your hand in its straight forward.

It always makes sense to give the throttle body a clean out and clear the thick deposits from the butterfly and relube it to help it move more freely.

22nd November 2012, 09:56	#6
Canonite This is my second home BMW 330d Tourer, MG ZT 180 SE XPG, VW Polo 6R 1.2 TDI Bluemotion Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: York Posts: 6,022 Thanks: 363 Thanked 574 Times in 319 Posts	For the sake of four bolts you get a lot more access and I like access. It's not by any means an easy job but it's quite doable. There will always be people on motoring forums who claim to do difficult jobs in 30 minutes with a tea break and a good **** in between but no, in the end it took me about 4hrs as I struggled getting fat hands in to undo the bolt. Then when the elbow snapped right on the engine I had a bit of a faff cleaning it all out but still it wasn't too taxing. You do have to sacrifice some skin but once you've squeezed your hand in its straight forward. It always makes sense to give the throttle body a clean out and clear the thick deposits from the butterfly and relube it to help it move more freely.