Should be fine, did the same with mine nigh on a year ago. No problems.

 

Isn't there an o ring that seals this up?

 

There's an O ring on the IAC valve and a gasket for the IAC housing: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/cleaning-iac-throttle-body-write-up-dummies-1114849/#post10277503...

 

OK good so that gasket maker still looks the same as it did a year ago when you put out on.

 

I suppose, from the outside yes. Haven't had any issues. Even busted one of the allen heads off putting it back on, and never got around to replacing the bolt seems to be fine. :dunno:

 

That's good to hear I didn't want to custom make a gasket with the paper I don't think it would seal air tight like the gasket maker does. I just worried that it would flake off the gasket maker and get sucked in the intake. But if yours is fine mine should be. Did you use blue sensor safe gasket maker too?

 

I don't know about "sensor safe" I think mine was just the plain old blue rtv I laid it on pretty thin. I never considered it flaking I'm not going to lose sleep over it now though. . But still, good question.

 

I've used a cereal box to make gaskets before. Works just great. Trace it out on the box and cut with a X-Acto knife.

 

Yup, duct tape will work in a pinch for some applications as well

 

Yeah I was just wondering if my gasket maker will shred apart sometime and get sucked in the intake.

 

Well from what I've been reading a lot of people use rtv for that IAC housing.

 

Now that you mention it, I'm pretty sure that's why I did

 

That's why you used rtv?

 

Yes I must have read it in the IAC for dummies thread.

 

Haha yeah I did I don't think that seal will ever break apart. There's not much that gets to that IAC housing.

 

That is my thinking as well.

 

Does anyone know how rtv holds up to fuel? Getting on it

 

They changed over the years my 99 just had a gasket and a plunger that worked as a valve and the seat was part of the TB . My 05 has no gasket and it has a valve and seat with an O ring on each side to seal it off and that is all part IAC . They made a few fuel system changes in 05-6. It also has only one screw under the IAC to hold it on to the TB . You can still get it off without removing the TB from the intake to clean it .

 

Thanks for all the info everyone I have never use rtv before so I just got a roll of fuel safe gasket paper and cut out my own as I could not find a replacement one either. I drew this template if it can help anyone else to create their own faster without having to trace it yourself!