Squidbert

OK, I'll admit I've been a little lazy lately, and haven't had a chance to remove my decel valve. Damn that thing's a PITA to get to. Anyways, I plugged off the large air hose that comes off of it, and car runs / idles great. The stealership wants ~$180 for the part, SJM wants $140, which is more reasonable. Anyways, on to my question. What have people's experiences been with unsticking this valve? Does it just get dirty and clogged? Do I have a reasonable chance of cleaning it out and re-using it, or should I just order a new one? What would be the best way to get to the valve? I can see it through the fender well after removing the splash guard, but still looks like a pain to work with. I'd like to install a K&N air filter that I ordered, would it be easier to get to if I disassembled the air box assembly (assuming that I need to do that to replace the air filter)? Thanks in advance

SteveAngry

Otherwise you can toss the old one and plug the hole.

Steve
Michigan

MarkPan

It's just another piece of unecessary emissions bs

serf2k

in my case, I think it's a sticky controller, as after a long run on the highway, the car will stall if I take my foot off the gas. If I have momentum, I can bump-start it, but it will continue to die when it goes to idle. If I turn the key off and then restart the car, it will idle fine again (of course, I'd never recommend turning off the key while moving). It seems to be a sticky relay/control unit somewhere...it's not annoying enough for me to pull out the Bentley...yet.
Cheers!