Preventative Maintenance Throttle Actuator Gear Replacement

[jvictormp]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

If you want to have even more fun, I think someone on eBay is selling strips of replacement mosfets for these actuators. You will get good at pulling the plenum after you have removed it a dozen times. You will probably also break a plastic hose or hose connector or wire harness holder or connector or forget to connect something during one of your removals or reinstallations.

I think I got your point.

[tsk94]

Originally Posted by SYT_Shadow

but so do the M Power ones, they also have upgraded gears and electronics and also have a lifetime warranty

not doing things twice is a good way to not screw up

Oh I didn't know they also had a warranty on them I just thought they repaired them.

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by Richbot

My car has original actuators at 126,000 miles. Probably because I have a pair of new ones in a cabinet - the ol reverse Murphy’s law. If I have to go in there, ERRYTHANG is getting replaced. I have just about all the plastic stuff in the vee ready to go in a cabinet if anything fails but so far, nothing has.

So my advice because of my one anecdote is don’t bother unless you’re going to be in there anyway for another job.

Similar experience, anything I have in my parts cabinet tends to retain full functionality well beyond the expected useful life.

[beto3934]

I was replacing the Thermostat and radiator flush. My M3 has 59k miles and I don't have any errors with the actuators but since I am already in there I went ahead and ordered them from FCP. As it was mentioned before I don't want to remove everything again in the future to have them replaced. I would be posting pics of the old ones inside and out and maybe selling them. Just FYI if someone is interested.

[beto3934]

Here are the pictures for the actuators, like new