Throttle body balance nipples.

[Fast Guy]

One of mine is split, so I'm hoping it's the reason for my stuttery running tonight around 3000rpm. Will a bit of hose with a bolt in it work as a temporary measure until I can get a replacement?

 

[red reading]

yes.

on my old plenum i taped them out to m4 and used sealent and m4 brass screws to seal them.

 

[Fast Guy]

Cheers.

Can you loop 2 together with a piece of hose or would that cause problems.

 

[stumo]

can't see it causing many problems

 

[red reading]

that was how i had it before tapping them, and i had no issues.

 

[Makaveli_se7en]

so after rubbing your balls you're going to play with your nipples? (sorry couldn't resist)

 

[Fast Guy]

Might just try that then as it'll be abit neater and more reliable than abit of hose with a bolt in it.

 

[ollydj]

ive completely done away with mine and tigged the holes up

 

[stumo]

i screwed mine out and get em welded up.

 

[vss irvine]

no wonder theres sexual innuendo all over this forum.

 

[GTI-R Nath]

I made a hose similar to this so all 4 of them go to my BOV, and i blocked the old BOV hose off with a bolt

 

[stumo]

edit.

 

[MarkTurbo]

ive completely done away with mine and tigged the holes up

Same here, got fed up with them splitting/blowing off ;-)

http://www.gtiroc.com/forums/showthread.php?62576-Permanent-cure-for-throttle-body-rubber-caps-blowing-off&highlight=throttle

 

[ollydj]

Same here, got fed up with them splitting/blowing off ;-)

http://www.gtiroc.com/forums/showth...dy-rubber-caps-blowing-off&highlight=throttle

Touch wood the the car will fire up and run fine with the holes tigged up. It ran fine before with them blanked off

 

[skiddusmarkus]

They're something I've never messed about with on mine.After reading this I'll either loop mine together or do what Nath did above and pipe them to the BOV.

 

[Mr B]

Tapped mine & bolted them with a drop of liquid ptfe after loosing one & remaining ones showing signs of age.
New set & spring clamps or some neatly capped pipe with spring clamps would of sufficed, bonding metal caps on the ends with polyurethane adhesive sealant is another easy low cost in situ option ... prefer reversible options myself ...

 

[ollydj]

Tapped mine & bolted them with a drop of liquid ptfe after loosing one & remaining ones showing signs of age.
New set & spring clamps or some neatly capped pipe with spring clamps would of sufficed, bonding metal caps on the ends with polyurethane adhesive sealant is another easy low cost in situ option ... prefer reversible options myself ...

Ive done it as a trial and error basis, should run poor when its all back together ive got another set of throttle bodies complete to throw back on her

 

[vss irvine]

i just bought these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280827786958?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

[Mr B]

Yeh I just used some m4 6mm socket head screws I had & jobbed it. original rubber caps certainly should be checked & changed or modded as expect at 18+yrs old most will need a fix & if haven't blown off before are very likely to in the near future ...

 

[MarkTurbo]

Touch wood the the car will fire up and run fine with the holes tigged up. It ran fine before with them blanked off

Why would it not run fine? There's no hole there so nothing to leak :lol: