Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:00:57 +0000 (UTC) From: "SimonJ" <Menopsam.net> Subject: Re: throttle body lifespan
"geo" <nonopsamom> wrote in message news:3e2b4ce8$1_2nopsam.teranews.com... > My mechanic told me my 93 9000CSET 156k throttle body may be on the blink. > I'm thinking of getting a used backup throttle body from a 127k 93 Aero. I > wondering if that's a good idea and what the typical lifespan is. > Does it have ETC? If so the throttle boddies are a known weakness, the diaphragm has a tendancy to start leaking, and cannot be replecad, so new throttle body needed. Only but the used TB if it is very cheap,. as it too may fail.