November 1, 201015 yr What is this? What does it do and now what? I stuck a shop rag in the hole so the engine doesn't die now. I tried gluing it back on with red permatex but that barely held.
November 1, 201015 yr its part of the silencer /ram air effect of the newer intake boxes. purpose is to not give you a noisy whistling, and it also improves power range.
November 1, 201015 yr A good friend of mine calls them a "dongle" it is there to help cancel out resonant frequencies in the intake air stream, it's not needed but you will need to plug the hole with something more than a shop rag. You could wrap that part of the tube with duct tape or push a rubber plug in it if you had one large enough, hope this helps some, Scott
November 1, 201015 yr Where did you find it? How did it come off? I'm guessing it's some kind of resonator/silencer on the air intake system--but without more info really don't know.
November 1, 201015 yr I'd super glue it. Or you could get another one at a junkyard. Interesting that it broke. I crank on mine pretty hard sometimes while wrestling the resonator into/out of place and it hasn't broken yet.
November 2, 201015 yr I don't think putting a rag in a part of the intake is a very good idea. Either use JB Weld or something to put it back on or just seal the hole. Either way, a loose rag is not a good idea. Otherwise, you're asking for this: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=311931
November 2, 201015 yr Author I don't think putting a rag in a part of the intake is a very good idea. Either use JB Weld or something to put it back on or just seal the hole. Either way, a loose rag is not a good idea. Otherwise, you're asking for this: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=311931 Wowsers. That's nuts. I'll plug it for reals in the morning.
November 2, 201015 yr no to the rag. its a huge vacuum pul in there, thats why you cant keep it running with it off, vacuum leak. The rag will eventually get pulled into your intake and that is a problem. JB weld is how to reattach it.
November 2, 201015 yr It's a baffle chamber. Otherwise, you're asking for this: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=311931 BRILLIANT! The end result of getting a rag sucked into the intake manifold is much worse than having it wrapped around the cam shaft.
November 2, 201015 yr Author I put it back on with superglue. Seems to be holding. Ran the engine and it's not coming off. Thanks, all!
November 2, 201015 yr Superglue might work for a while but it's brittle. If it breaks off again, glue it on with some Shoe Goo.
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