Removal (MR2 With Sequential Manual Transaxle)
WARNING: This page does not describe the selected car, but rather 10 other vehicles, including the 2002 Toyota Tacoma, 2002 Toyota RAV4, 2002 Toyota Prius, 2002 Toyota MR2, and 2002 Toyota Highlander. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Drain cooling system. Remove suspension upper brace. Suspension upper brace fits between strut towers and is bolted to top of each strut tower. Remove air cleaner hose that fits between throttle body and air cleaner assembly.
- Disconnect control cable(s), coolant hoses, PCV hose and electrical connectors at throttle body. Remove bolts/nuts, throttle body support bracket near bottom of throttle body, throttle body and gaskets from intake manifold. Throttle Position (TP) sensor and accelerator pedal position sensor may be serviced. Throttle control motor is nonserviceable. If throttle control motor is defective, throttle body must be replaced.