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Throttle Body: Description and Operation




Throttle Body And Components:





The throttle body houses the throttle valve (used to meter air to the engine) and serves as a mounting platform for the motor position sensor, idle speed control servo and the throttle position sensor. The idle speed control servo is an ECU controlled device used in the idle speed control system and the throttle position sensor is an input sensor utilized by the ECU in determining engine operating conditions.
Since the idle speed control servo, the motor position sensor and the throttle position sensor are ECU related devices, for description of operation and testing procedures refer to COMPUTERIZED ENGINE CONTROLS.