I inadvertantly disconnected the throttle-body harness when I removed the plenum and now the car won't even idle....

I was going to go to the big DFW G35/350Z meet in the morning but now it appears I am going nowhere!

Is there a fix for this or do I need to make plans to be stuck at home until the dealership opens monday morning...?????

I am so fustrated right now I could punch a hole in the wall...

I know it's late and I don't know if I'll get an answer tonight but if anyone has any ideas, please leave a reply here or send me a PM. Thanks

James

 

http://www.technosquareinc.com/350reset.htm

do the throttle valve reset and idle learn.. its a quick fix

 

sounds like an air leak

 

I tried the throttlebody relearn crap.... nothing changed.

I did hear some spit back sound coming from somewhere like a hiss. I wonder if that could be a leak or just the JWT Popcharger I installed at the same time

 

air leak, if you want to find exactly where the leak is get a can of brake cleaner and spray it around the outside of the plenum. When the engine nearly stalls out that is where the leak is.

 

Another option to find air leaks:

get a tube about 2 feet long, about 1" diameter (ie, PVC so you don't short anything out). Put your ear on one end, move the other around the suspected areas. You'll hear mostly sounds from close to the tube opening. This is a trick I learned years ago to locate which valve lifter was slapping.

 

I ran into this problem too and found out that I didnt tighten the hex bolts on the throttle body enough. Once I tightened that up, my car idled normally.

 

sounds like an air leak. Even with harness disconected and without performing the whole idle learn and throtle close procedure, car should still somewhat idle.

 

I got it working thanks ;-)

 

what was the problem?

 

stupidity???