2004 3.3L NA throttle kicker?

I got rid of it on the blue x.

I had already decided that unless someone said that it is absolutely needed for (insert why here), it was gonna go. Thanks for validating my decision!

OMG! You guys removed the Flux Capacitor? You'll never get back to the future now!

It can't even get to 88 MPH, so what's the point? I sold the Flux Capacitor!

But where you're going... You still don't need roads!

Looks similar to the wax pellet on my 2000, but vac-operated. Seems to adjust idle in any case (I don't think it's EGR???)

Mine has been gone for years. The US throttle body had it but my Japanese throttle body does not.

Satito said:

But where you're going... You still don't need roads!

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"I don't Off-Road often, but when I do, I drive a slow Xterra. "

Or rather, I drive an Xterra slowly.

JianTao said:

Looks similar to the wax pellet on my 2000, but vac-operated. Seems to adjust idle in any case (I don't think it's EGR???)

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Mine has the wax pellet as well, which is activated by the coolant temp. I've already decided to strip the coolant off the manifold along with the 2 solenoids under it, as well as the air and vacuum hoses. The TB will not be getting coolant anymore, so I may need to adjust my wax pellet or remove it altogether. It's not in good shape and I don't need a new leak after doing all this work.

Blackberry said:

Mine has been gone for years. The US throttle body had it but my Japanese throttle body does not.

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I've seen images here on CX where someone asked for help finding a particular hose. In their image, there was a hole in the heat shield but none in the manifold, and that throttle kicker was also missing.

When I bypassed the coolant lines to my intake I left everything else in place, including the wax pellet. I did remove the portion of the throttle that the wax pellet engages to keep it from causing issues. I put it in a baggie, labelled it, and it now sits in my toolbox of parts. I did that in 2018 and have had no issues. Keep in mind that my X never gets colder than about 68F, maaaayyyyybe 65F in December... at night... in the rain... with a heavy wind... and a full moon...

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When I bypassed the coolant lines to my intake I left everything else in place, including the wax pellet. I did remove the portion of the throttle that the wax pellet engages to keep it from causing issues. I put it in a baggie, labelled it, and it now sits in my toolbox of parts. I did that in 2018 and have had no issues. Keep in mind that my X never gets colder than about 68F, maaaayyyyybe 65F in December... at night... in the rain... with a heavy wind... and a full moon...

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Does your howling keep your wife awake nights when the moon is full?

My Xterra has done fine with no coolant at 40F, can confirm. It'll probably be fine.

As for adjlustment, mine did NOT need any adjustment, knock on wood!

The coolant to the intake manifold is mostly for features required in sub freezing temperatures. Like:

1) Heating the throttle body to prevent icing.
2) Increasing the initial idle speed via the wax pellet, to help the oil pump move the more viscous/cold oil to the top of the engine faster during initial start up.

My Xterra still fast idles without the wax pellet, FWIW.

As for the TB icing issue, I don't have any sub-32F time with it YET, but I will this winter and will update. My plan for fixing that if it actually becomes an issue is to build a hot air intake for use in winter time that gets heat from the manifold.

Yeah, mine does as well. I don't think it fast idles as fast without it, but it does still idle higher until the engine hits operating temp.