Throttle body heater repair

[15Michaeljoseph]

So... I live in New England, so I can't delete the throttle body heater on my m20, but it's begun to leak and needs repair. I know what I need to buy, but I'm not sure what to buy. Do I just need the gasket and the screws? or do i have to buy that cover where the hoses link up too?
also, I've heard about the torx screws stripping, so what size is the screw itself? I'd like to go to a hardware store an just buy a phillips or flat head version of the screw.

any help or guidance is appreciated.


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[Ether-D]

Gasket yes. You probably won't need to replace the little cover. I think it is much easier to just pull the throttle body in order to pull the cover jobby. Then you can get good pressure on the torx screw. Then just take one with you to the hardware store to match the threads. I would replace it with another torx though. It is the most strip proof head out there if you use the right size bit.