Quick question here -- Can anyone tell me what exactly this pipe is, the purpose of it and if it's supposed to be open-ended like this? I've been having idling issues lately and thought maybe this was the culprit. It's located near the firewall.
Thank you
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Thanks Gall - I wasn't aware this was part of the recall. It has been like this for the longest time but I assume the PO had this done. I am assuming it can be left as/is at this point then.
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Hopefully that pipe was disconnected from your air filter canister during the recall (and the canister hole plugged), otherwise that uncapped pipe has been allowing outside unfiltered air to enter into the filtered side of your air intake system all these years.
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My apologies for having to repeat a question like this... I had no idea how to search for it in the archived questions. Now I know it's supposed to be there and to leave it be.
I was eventually going to ask this same question as I found both sides open while doing some wrenching over the weekend. This should indeed be a sticky titled mystery pipe. So long and short is it don't need to be there and take it out. Thanks for the info!
My thoughts about using the search function are that there is probably information on this forum to answer every possible question that could be asked about a Fiero. For the past few years I and others have noted the decline in postings. Perhaps this is due to people using the search function. If everyone used the search function, none of us would know one another and would not have made friends (or enemies) and the forum would just be stagnant.
II found both sides open while doing some wrenching over the weekend. This should indeed be a sticky titled mystery pipe. So long and short is it don't need to be there and take it out.
Easier said than done. The unused tube is part of an assembly that includes a second smaller tube which is used to supply filtered air to the EGR solenoid. Just make sure either the unused tube is capped, or disconnect it from the air filter canister and plug the hole in the canister.
Easier said than done. The unused tube is part of an assembly that includes a second smaller tube which is used to supply filtered air to the EGR solenoid. Just make sure either the unused tube is capped, or disconnect it from the air filter canister and plug the hole in the canister.
Good to know. However I didn't see this since the EGR and all its accessories are missing from mine.PO did EGR delete. Just wondering, how hard would it be to run just a new line for the smaller EGR line if one wanted to clean up the engine bay and actually still had the EGR? Couldn't be too difficult right?
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Originally posted by fierofool:
My thoughts about using the search function are that there is probably information on this forum to answer every possible question that could be asked about a Fiero. For the past few years I and others have noted the decline in postings. Perhaps this is due to people using the search function. If everyone used the search function, none of us would know one another and would not have made friends (or enemies) and the forum would just be stagnant.
Keep asking those questions.
Thank you for having this attitude. Sometimes new guys use the search function and dont find the answer, dont think the answer they find is relevant to their exact issue, or dont know the right search terms to get the right results. I have not seen the " use search" attitude on PFF really and that is nice. But all too often you get that answer on forums. And you point is valid, why be active on a forum if all the answers are in the archive.
Originally posted by ChuckR: Good to know. However I didn't see this since the EGR and all its accessories are missing from mine.PO did EGR delete. Just wondering, how hard would it be to run just a new line for the smaller EGR line if one wanted to clean up the engine bay and actually still had the EGR? Couldn't be too difficult right?
If you're the kind of guy that wants to do an engine swap, hopefully dealing with an EGR line should be trivial.
Difficulty/effort is related to the quality level you're shooting for, and your abilities.
Edit: a good stock-style replacement would involve the following: 1. Bent brake line 2. A "bubble flare" at each end, to prevent the rubber lines from coming off 3. Steel mounting tabs, welded or soldered to the line 4. Sandblast + paint
Difficulty is related to your ability to perform each of these steps, and whether you choose to omit any of these.
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