trying to get the tb off and the iacv. can not get a wrench in there at all. so special trick?

do I have to take the tb off?? i planned on it anyway but the hoses are a pain in the ***.

96 accord f22b2

 

no. iacv is located on plenum with 2 10mm bolts. easy smeasy. even with my f22b2 swapped civic I was able to wrench the iacv off.

 

No you do not need to remove the tb to access the IACV. I just used a box end wrench to undo the two bolts. Just make sure you are square to the bolt with the box end so you get a good bite on the bolts. They are a little stubborn initially. There's also videos of it on youtube as well. Gl

 

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use a combo (open/box end) wrench instead of a ratchet.

 

My gearwrench came in real handy when I did mine.

 

^ what they said. I used flex head gear wrenches on mine and it was simple, A mirror from the dollar store helped see exactly where the bolt head was and lining up the holes during re-install.

Removal of the short hose is the only difficult part.

 

TB isn't necessary to remove but it did help me remove and re-install the IACV a lot easier multiple times . Little bit more room, plus I was cleaning my TB anyway.

 

tb removal isnt hard just make sure to have a gasket ready as the old one will likely tear

 

if u want, look into rosko racing and get the iacv relocation kit. thats what i did when i did my turbo build

 

ive got the tb gasket already so im gonna take it off. i was unable to get to the bolts and turn with a wrench. do i push or pull? dumb question. lol

oh yea..alot of my tools got stolen. wife left the car unlocked.

 

Depends on were you place the wrench and were you are standing.....

Easy way to remember is when you are facing the top of the bolt head;
Righty = tighty
Lefty = loosy.

 

if i look at it from the drivers side, with a wrench in my left hand. would i push, or would i pull?

 

i have just enough to get this fixed. thieves only took my electrician belt. the rest of my tools my wife actually put up for me. lol.

side n ote:

how is snap ons replacement policy? i heard craftsman gives you a refurb unit or a rebuild kit. any insight?

 

usually depends whats on the truck. if my guy didn't have rebuild pieces I would get a brand new one whatever it was.

 

from what im been readin, its up to them if they will fit it or not. they want proff of purchase also.

 

looking to do a loop on the iacv. whats envolved?? finally got the bolts out but i cant get the hoses off. lol

also..i'm doing the spark plug seals and vc but cant get the vc off. :/

 

that was a pain in the ***.

got the vc off and the iacv. waiting on another can of break cleaner so i can get everything back together. the vc is clean-ish but idc. just wanted all the old **** off. need to paint it.

 

I have no problem in my area. may be different in yours. just like craftsman there is no questions asked. if its broke they replace it either with new or refurbished. but for snap-on, that's on the truck and for craftsman at sears. I have only bought snap-on tools off the truck, never in a store so that may be the difference.

 

iacv is cleaned and reinstalled, new vc gasket and spark plug seals and such.

idles alot better.

will be pulling ac and ps off as well.

 

got the pcv and gromet today. started snowing tho, lol. love colorado.

when i get a new belt for the ac delete, do i just get one for a non ac accord?

the high pressure and low pressure in regards to the ps, high is on the inside and low is on the outside? Heard I would need to make some kind of loop in order to remove just the ps belt. Is that true?

thanks

 

SMH

 

i wud take off the vc before trying to take the old grommet out

 

ok. new pcv is on, cleaned the iacv and reinstalled, cleaned what i could of the tb since it was still attached. idled like **** for a second due to the carb cleaner residue but it evened out good.

unplugged the neg batt cable, cleared computer, i think(certain time off?) let it idle till the fan kicked on. fan did not kick on, idle dropped to 300 and remains there.

i think, at least in part, the reason is all the crappy oil still on my plugs. I do NOY want to pull the plugs out and drop all that oil in the head. its nasty as hell and will certainly wreck havoc. WHats another way. i tried with rags but couldnt get alot out, plug the plug in and it just get soaked in oil.

i can not afford plugs and wires atm but it is on my list but what to do about the oil? i have a feeling new ones will help a bit.

power steering: I drove an 88 cougar with a 5.0, in the city and it didnt bother me. I'd like to totally remove it. Like, gone. No hoses, no nothing. My car makes a god aweful shake from that area so im just gonna kill that issue all together. It also leaks like a sive. its covered in fluid.

ac: I do not use ac. I do when the wife complains but she hasent for the past 3 years so i fell im ok. Plus she got my parents old suv and it has air. This one runs with the alt so id have to get a belt for a non ac accord. specifically an accord dx. correct?

Head swap: Would like to do a b1 vtec head. what is all required, as far as parts needed. Just the head and everything attached to it, including dizzy? wiring harness of some sort? Found this VTEC Headswap for F-series Motors but the pics are dead.

oh yea..wheel studs. Need 3. Bought 4 from autozone. found a shop to do it for 100$ since they get pressed or what not.

 

yes Accord dx accessory belt
compressed air will get a decent amount of the oil out just make sure you put a rag around the opening before you blow it out so you don't get oil everywhere.
you need new spark plug well gaskets to solve the oil around the spark plugs.
and forget the vtech head swap. all that work for 15hp? just put a 96 odyssey cam and ecu in there. a lot cheaper and easier. look at the specs for the 96 odyssey. same motor but 10 more hp.

 

spark plug well gaskets? got a part number?

i did the ones that came with the kit i did.

also...my crank pully wobbles. no, its not my eyes playing tricks on me. no the pully will not move by my hand


is the cam swap and ecu pretty plug and play?

my friends odyssey van had the b1 vtec motor