Throttle body: Device that regulates the air intake into the engine. It is mainly controlled by the accelerator.
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It is made up of a butterfly check valve that regulates the air passage to the engine. It can be mechanically activated through the accelerator pedal, or electrically through a servomotor according to certain variables calculated by the ECU. It should be cleaned regularly.
Truck will start run about 30 seconds then dies and will not start again have replaced both fuel pumps crank sensor spark plugs throttle body and map sensor
Is there a key light or light saying security flashing or illuminated at all when this happens you may need to reprogram your transponder in your key...putting some fuel directly in the throttle body without turning the key off after this happens and trying to start it back up would indicate if it starts again that you have a fuel issue most likely… if the computer doesn’t read the transponder in the key it’ll have similar symptoms have you run diagnostics since the condition had occurred
Due to an attempt to steal my 98 Chevy Silverado my security system will not let my truck start and keep running it will start and die seconds later there's no vacuum going to the throttle body from the gas pump we just put a seal over to the gas pump is there any way to get that vacuum going to push the gas to the throttle body when the security system is cut out
Ive replaced the throttle body, mass air flow senser, and fuel pump. Ive also cleared the codes and now it wont turn over. Sounds like it wants too but doesnt. Help?