AAV failure

alfaboy85 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 05:47 PM

My AAV on my ljet is dead and i was wondering if you guys knew where i could buy one or send mine off to get rebuilt

johnnym · #2 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 08:55 PM

It is definitely dead? Mine was stuck, and I gave it a real wash out with carb cleaner, then washed it in soapy water, and fiddled with the adjustment nut until it worked.

**Tifosi** · #3 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 10:45 PM

Rebuilding is out of the question.

Replace (there's several other makes out there that have the same part, and likely for a lot less $$. BMW, Volvo and Datsun come to mind right off. bianchi1 gave a few alternative versions at one point or another also if you need to refine the search a bit) or convert to a hand operated mechanical one if you don't mind doing that sort of thing. (Chevy heater valve, p# supplied somewhere around the forum, and a manual choke cable kit along with a easily fabbed custom mount to anchor it)

ghnl · #4 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 11:02 PM

Let's sic podio on it. Look what he found for the FI drive relay: $25 vs $145

**Tifosi** · #5 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 11:35 PM

Saw that.

Pretty amazing price difference huh. I wonder if it's partially because one is '7 post relay' while the other is 'for Alfa Romeo' (well, really I don't wonder, I'm actually kinda convinced)

bianchi1 · #6 (**permalink**) 06-11-2008, 02:06 PM

tifosi is right, on off a nissan 260-280 a will work and also 300 z car..

Joe Papa Sr · #7 (**permalink**) 06-11-2008, 04:06 PM

Someone was saying a while back, (I think the culprit was Elio), that You can get them at that parts catalog supply house, dang, I cant remember that name .......its not a cars make or anything (like IAP), it was for general stuff.........up north, maybe in Illinois.......anybody ?

Joe Papa Sr · #8 (**permalink**) 06-11-2008, 04:07 PM

Jc Whittney!!!!!!!!!

said they were pretty low cost, considering. I remember $45 ish

nhralph · #9 (**permalink**) 06-12-2008, 04:28 AM

Before buying a new one, take it off and spray it a fw times with Carb Cleaner, just like another poster stated. I did that to mine a few years ago and it has worked great ever since. I've also used the same technique on EGR's on other cars.

Joe Papa Sr · #10 (**permalink**) 06-12-2008, 04:38 AM

Dont forget to test it by placing it in your freezer and view the opening. Tifosi has a great diagram for this. Hey Tif, how come you havnt posted that artistic diagram on this thread yet...LOL

**Tifosi** · #11 (**permalink**) 06-12-2008, 08:11 AM

Because I still can't get into my attachments list in the userCP, so can't dredge that up to link or post here. (it's been off my computer for quite some time now, so re-uploading is out)

**Tifosi** · #12 (**permalink**) 06-12-2008, 08:34 AM

Well figgure the odds, it only took about 4 minutes of wait time between forum searches, but I think this is what you meant wasn't it Joe?

Left side is on it's way to closed as it gets warm, right side is open when it's cold.

*a working one may open or close more than what is shown, which is simply for a visual reference, not a spec range schematic.

Joe Papa Sr · #13 (**permalink**) 06-12-2008, 09:13 AM

Thats it!! Great resource, thanks to Tif.

(That could also pass for an example of 19th century abstract impressionism, no?? I could entitle it "One door closes as another one opens"....kind of a metaphor of life)

**Tifosi** · #14 (**permalink**) 06-12-2008, 09:20 AM

Looks more like looking down at the valve in a manually operated boat toilet to me, but hey, if you think it looks impressionistic, more power to ya

Joe Papa Sr · #15 (**permalink**) 06-12-2008, 09:27 AM

LOL....more power to YOU, as you are the forward thinking impressionist!!

Toilets, trash, rusty metal, artists consider all that stuff fair game for subjects....LOL