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Old 12-30-2013, 09:23 PM
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Intake hose oddity

Before anyone says search/not another one of these threads etc I searched.

Took the air cleaner assembly apart to do the tensioner and found this:


I had no codes and the car sounded fine

Which is more likely, I broke it taking it apart or it was already letting in unfiltered air?

New part ordered, not driving the X until it comes.

Additionally, WTF with having to shove two pieces of metal in there to get this out? I was very afraid I was going to break the air box.
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Looks just like mine 8 months ago. After ten years of heat the plastic got brittle. That same section just crumpled while trying to remove it. I drove for a week before replacing with a new part. No codes and everything worked just fine.
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Old 12-30-2013, 11:12 PM
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It is a really solid plastic, unlike the material I am used to in other cars.

Good to know, I most likely broke it. I also found out it was missing a clip (only three of the four were there). Real OEM's prices are apparently old, the discount prices I have been getting are more then their retail.


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