Ford Mustang (1999-2004) Service Manual: Throttle Body
Removal and Installation
WARNING: Do not smoke or carry lighted tobacco or open flame of any type when working on or near any fuel related components. Highly flammable mixtures are always present and may ignite. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.
CAUTION: The throttle body bore and plate area have a special coating and cannot be cleaned.
1. Remove the air cleaner outlet tube (9B659). For additional information, refer to Section.
2. Disconnect the throttle position (TP) sensor electrical connector.

3. Disconnect the accelerator cable (9A758) and (if equipped) the speed control actuator cable (9A825).

4. NOTE: Discard the throttle body gasket after removing the throttle body.
Remove the throttle body.
- Remove the nuts.
- Remove the bolts.

5. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
Fuel Injectors
Material
Item
Specification
SAE 5W-20 Premium Synthetic
Blend Motor Oil
XO-5W20-QSP or equivalent
WSS-M2C153-
H
Removal and Installation
WARNING: Do not smoke or carry lighted ...
Other materials:
Transmission Fluid Cooler
CAUTION: Whenever a transmission has been disassembled to install
new parts, the
cooler bypass valve (CBV), all transmission fluid coolers (in tank and
auxiliary) and
transmission fluid cooler lines must be cleaned and backflushed. Use a
suitable the t ...
Bearing Whine
Bearing whine is a high-pitched sound similar to a whistle. It is usually
caused by worn/damaged
pinion bearings, which are operating at driveshaft speed. Bearing noise occurs
at all driving speeds.
This distinguishes it from gear whine which usually comes ...
Contaminated Refrigerant Handling
1. CAUTION: If contaminated refrigerant is detected, DO NOT recover the
refrigerant
into your recovery/recycling equipment.
Recover the contaminated refrigerant using suitable recovery-only equipment
designed for
capturing and storing contaminated refrigeran ...
