Can the throttle body be taken apart?

I've been getting a P2102 code that shows up a the Throttle Actuator Control Motor aka Throttle body for the better part of 4 years. Only comes up after the winter when the weather goes above freezing but since this year I need to take the car in for emission testing, I need to fix it now. I'm thinking that since the code is season dependent, maybe it's some sort of electrical issue as opposed to stripped gears. Is there a way to take the black cover off and to have a look at the insides? I've tried but the cover only wants to lift a little bit when the screws are removed. What is the trick to getting to cover off? Also, I can move the flap and can hear the gears working so I'm thinking the problem isn't the gears.

I would have just installed the updated version four years ago and been done with it.

The issue is the position sensor usually, as oil eventually migrates its way into the electronics which are encased in the housing in the bottom of a blue plastic molding.

I just replaced my original one at 190k miles and 14.5 years. I'd say it did pretty good.

To answer your question, yes you can take it apart. Gently pry up the corner which is sticking

vwztips said:

To answer your question, yes you can take it apart. Gently pry up the corner which is sticking

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Thanks for the info.