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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: ians on 05 November 2007, 15:34:13

Title: V6 ICV
Post by: ians on 05 November 2007, 15:34:13: think I need to clean my ICV...

I've got a small but perceptable variation in idle - the tacho needle hardly moves but the engine tone is a giveaway.

I've never taken the ICV off the plenum before, so firstly , how does it come off (is a there a bolt somewhere?) and are there any tips for cleaning it?

Cheers,

Ian
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: Mike Collins on 05 November 2007, 16:03:21: From memory it just pushes on to the plenum, there should be a hose clip securing its intake pipe and an electrical connector. Wash out with carb cleaner, allow to dry then apply light machine oil.

As ever check engine breather system for blockages.
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: TheBoy on 05 November 2007, 16:18:14: It simply pulls (easily) out of plenum, then pull it from its rubber mounting. Once you have undone the jubilee clip holding the pipe to it, and removed electrical connector of course
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: ians on 05 November 2007, 16:32:24: Thanks chaps. I had assumed (for some reason - can't think why.. ;) - that there would be something devious and tricky to it)
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: TheBoy on 05 November 2007, 16:35:43: Quote
Thanks chaps. I had assumed (for some reason - can't think why.. ;) - that there would be something devious and tricky to it)
No, that comes with refitting :P
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: ians on 05 November 2007, 16:37:36: oh c@ck - to coin a prase!
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: TheBoy on 05 November 2007, 16:38:47: Quote
oh c@ck - to coin a prase!
Nah, you'll have no problem. Its (almost) as easy as removal.
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: ians on 05 November 2007, 16:39:29: Quote
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oh c@ck - to coin a prase!
Nah, you'll have no problem. Its (almost) as easy as removal.

Did you write the Haynes manual by any chance? ;D
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: TheBoy on 05 November 2007, 18:56:50: Quote
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oh c@ck - to coin a prase!
Nah, you'll have no problem. Its (almost) as easy as removal.

Did you write the Haynes manual by any chance? ;D
"Refitting is the reverse procedure"
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: JasonH on 05 November 2007, 19:51:55: On mine there's a small torx bolt hidden underneath that needs to be undone before you can remove the ICV.
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: hotel21 on 05 November 2007, 23:11:59: Quote
On mine there's a small torx bolt hidden underneath that needs to be undone before you can remove the ICV.

..... even if simply sliding it out of the rubber holder?? I am unaware of anything on the V6 one that would take a screw or a torx.... :-/
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: saintnick on 06 November 2007, 15:58:44: Quote
On mine there's a small torx bolt hidden underneath that needs to be undone before you can remove the ICV.

dead right there, mine has one too

extension bar in from the side to reach it.
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 06 November 2007, 15:59:49: The torx bolt secures the rubber mount to the plenum, with care the idle valve can still be removed from this without removing the bolt.
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: Dazzler on 06 November 2007, 18:27:41: Quote
On mine there's a small torx bolt hidden underneath that needs to be undone before you can remove the ICV.
Dito.....
Title: Re: V6 ICV
Post by: hotel21 on 06 November 2007, 19:04:57: Agreed there is a mounting screw for the rubber holder, however the ICV, as said above, can be removed/replaced by simply slipping it out/in the holder. The screw does not actually restrain it.