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More throttle ifo

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by hobbit, May 29, 2008.

  1. hobbit

    hobbit Senior Member

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    More throttle info

    A sudden inspiration this afternoon, stemming somewhat from a
    discussion over on cleanmpg, led to an add-on page to the
    throttle body stuff. This shows where the throttle flap sits
    at various percentages of position as reported by the computer.
    Enjoy. It was a fun little photographic project, for the most part..
    .
    _H*
     
    #1 hobbit, May 29, 2008
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    Very nice, but Patrick's butterfly is cleaner than yours :)
     
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    <cough cough> It is bad enough when folks get into 'mileage pissing' contest. <GRINS>

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  4. hobbit

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    Hmmph. I cleaned it pretty thoroughly maybe TWO YEARS ago, and
    relative to how most cars would be by now, it's pretty pristine.
    I also dropped a teeny bit of lube on the shaft pivots while
    I was in there yesterday. Didn't want to keep the airbox off
    too long, because it's still pollen season up here in a big way..
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    Re: More throttle info

    Hi Hobbit,

    Fascinating...

    I assume that the car was IG-ON (not READY) when these readings were taken?

    What instrumentation do you use to determine the throttle opening %s?

    Hi Doug,

    Glad that someone noticed my throttle body avatar; that photo is of the 2001. I'm rotating various Prius photos through the avatar on a monthly cycle.
     
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    Cool animated gif!
     
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    Its pretty damn clean. You obviously have never owned a Ford. ;)
     
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    Yup, it was IG-ON so the throttle motor wasn't trying to fight
    me, and I just eyeballed the autoenginuity reading until it was
    stable before snapping the pic. The car still threw a code
    afterward, of course, because I had the MAF/IAT connector off
    while the ECU was powered up, but not biggie as it just reset
    later.
    .
    _H*
     
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    Watch your fingers! That motor is powerful. I've seen one eat a screwdriver and bend the throttle plate. Students!!! :rockon:
     
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    Anyway, I liked the animation also. But to really clean the butterfly, one should unmount the throttle body. It is the only use for 5/16" bolts wrapped with electrical tape. To plug the koolaid tubes, of course.
     
    #10 tochatihu, Jun 3, 2008
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