Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 14:37:46 -0400 From: "Ken Freeman" <kenfreemannopsamlepc.com> Subject: Re: 9-3 Throttle Housing Replacement?
It sounds like you're talking about an air flow sensor, not a throttle body, or is the air flow sensor integral the throttle on this engine? Throttle bodies have a pretty tricky fit between the throttle plate and the throttle bore - could the cast housing have distorted due the high-speed high-temperature run? Ken "X" <xnopsamm> wrote in message news:0H_39.339944$DB.9913470nopsam1.east.cox.net... > My Maxima had the same kind of housing, once the wire inside goes, you need > a brand new housing. The bad news is that its an expensive part, the good > news is that typically a manufacturer will warranty thre repair after the > first replacement. > > > "SimonJ" <Menopsam.net> wrote in message > news:aipg0e$nop$1nopsame.btinternet.com... > > > > "J. Harris" <insectonopsamspring.com> wrote in message > > news:aiotds$l4l$1nopsam.atl.mindspring.net... > > > Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I didn't see the old part. The > > dealer > > > states that a vacuum can occur within the housing which leads to this > type > > > of failure; apparently, this type of failure is not terribly uncommon. > > From > > > the dealer's point of view, this failure seems to be "bad luck". Any > > > additional input? > > > > > There is a diaphragm within the throttle housing which tends to fail, and > > unfortunately it is not replacable, so you need a complete new housing. > > > > > >