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Have the dreaded P0121 code.

Old Jan 5, 2020 | 08:21 AM
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This code does not mean what the title says. It means that the ECM is sensing more air flow than it is asking for.

I.E: an air leak between the MAP and the MAF OR a sticky butterfly; that sort if thing.
Old Feb 9, 2020 | 03:04 PM
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Checked and cleaned my throttle body today, it was a little dirty. Checked and tightened one bolt on the throttle body, Hose going to the rubbed intake coupler had a loose clamp. Reset codes but the idle seems a little high. At idle 1000 RPM, 50 mph 2000 RPM. Driving through town I don't have to press the gas petal to go 25 mph at 1500 RPM. Is this normal? Don't seem the same as before. Thanks Jim
Old Feb 9, 2020 | 03:11 PM
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Idle is about 700 RPM. Sounds like you didn't disconnect the wires before you cleaned it or the gears in the butterfly got gummed up/stripped.

The loose intake pipe might have caused the code. That is an air leak between the MAF and the O2 sensor.
Old Feb 9, 2020 | 04:43 PM
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Did you move the throttle plate manually? It might just need to relearn the throttle position.

which one bolt on the throttle body a hold down bolt?
Old Feb 9, 2020 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Oldblue
Did you move the throttle plate manually? It might just need to relearn the throttle position.

which one bolt on the throttle body a hold down bolt?
I did move the throttle plate manually to clean in and around it. The one bolt that was loose was the upper-right bolt that holds down the throttle body.
Old Feb 9, 2020 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by donbrew
Idle is about 700 RPM. Sounds like you didn't disconnect the wires before you cleaned it or the gears in the butterfly got gummed up/stripped.

The loose intake pipe might have caused the code. That is an air leak between the MAF and the O2 sensor.
I did not disconnect the wires on the throttle body. I just unhooked the battery cables. Could I have screwed something up?
Old Feb 10, 2020 | 06:57 AM
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Moving the throttle plate is a big nono. Let it relearn it might clear up.
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