just checking the car out to make sure it's ok as i'm thinking of selling it,
want to make sure it's in good shape for the next owner,
well, decided to clean a few bits and bobs and when i removed the top cover on the throttle body i found it looking like this!!!!

(click on image for a bigger view)
is this normal????
if not, why is it like this????
i'm off to get a new seal tomorrow but was just wondering about the state of this one,

thanks,
natt

 

thats what mine looks like. I would guess its normal when the rubber gasket gets warn...

 

yeah, thought it may be,
either that or the wrong oil, and i know the previous owner used expensive oil,
it feels kinda soft and stretched,

 

my guess would be that the hot coolant running though the throttle body overtime softens it up

 

do you know if it's a dealer part???

 

Mine was so stretched that I could not put the cover back on. It is a dealer item and comes in a kit. I believe I paid $13.

 

They get that way from oil contamination. Pretty normal.

http://shbox.com/1/t_body_kit.jpg

 

thanks,
i'll get a new one tomorrow,
natt

 

mmm,
that new one doesn't look rubber,

 

It is.