ISV cleaning

[Keeper of The Kitten]

Hey hey fellow keepers

Kitty the Koupe needs her MAF cleaned, which I think I can do fairly easily (and I have access to copious amounts of IPA to do the job).

However, I understand that it is also a good idea to clean the ISV...

...but how much of it do I need to remove and clean?

Do I just need the barrel shaped bit off the back (the bit with the electrical plug on it and the small hoses, held in by the rubberised loop)? Or do I need to remove more than that?

Help and advice appreciated!

__MDC__

[Crawford_S2]

I cleaned my ISV recently, just did the barrel shaped bit with the plug on it. I also cleaned the MAF and the throttle body. One or all of these made the car a flyer again and i now need 4 new tyres!

BTW i was told to make sure i lubed the ISV after cleaning or it will seize up eventually, I just gave it a squirt with WD40 after it was cleaned with IPA.

[dkw_dude]

Hey hey fellow keepers

Do I just need the barrel shaped bit off the back (the bit with the electrical plug on it and the small hoses, held in by the rubberised loop)?
Help and advice appreciated!
__MDC__

Thats all I had to disassemble on my 3B. Three jubilee clips, one on the little TBV hose, and the two on the ISV + electric connector. The rubber thing is quite flexible, now after having done it a few times removing the ISV is a 1~2 minutes job..

Oops not fast enough..

[Keeper of The Kitten]

Thanks to both of you! Will do as suggested when I get hold of the IPA (waiting for one of the composite guys to get back to work on Tuesday).

Think I need to get WD40 on the throttle linkage too - mine seems to stick just a tiny bit above idle and it causes havoc with the stabilising, especially when hot. Push it back and the idle settles down nicely - but the linkage hardly seems to move?!!

__MDC__