TB Vacuum Port?
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TB Vacuum Port?
97 4Runner SR5, 3.4L 2WD Auto. I was looking under the hood and noticed 2 male hose connections coming off the top of the throttle body facing rear. They have what appears to be factory installed, easily removable plugs blocking them. I looked around and couldn't find anything that I could connect to them or anything that could receive a hose connection. I checked the Haynes manual and it says it is the throttle body vacuum port, I assume has something to do with the throttle position sensor. Does these need to be connected?
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The 2 3.4L i have owned have the same thing. I'm not sure what they connect to, but you don't have it on your truck. I assume its for an option, or possibly emissions, in another country.
Makes it easy to check vacuum readings though.
Makes it easy to check vacuum readings though.
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There is no known use for these. The FSM, when instructing as to how to clean throttle body, says to blow out TB passages with compressed air, and clearly shows a nozzle applied to one of these dead end ports. I therefore believe they are simply clean-out ports, until someone posts a better story. In any case, no need to connect them.
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