A caution for those with CAI's
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A caution for those with CAI's
Today I noticed my CAI looked a little "off" from how it normally looks.
After a quick inspection, I found that the rubber/screw assembly that attaches the bottom half of the CAI to the engine bay had somehow popped out and off. It was not in the engine bay obviously, and so it was gone.
However, because of this, the CAI is basically being held in place by the ITB attachment and anything else it rests on.
And that is the problem. With that rubber piece missing and not securing the CAI, it naturally falls down and back and part of the CAI is actually resting on the axle/cv inside my engine bay! I reach down with my hand and sure enough, from the constant spinning of the axle/cv it has worn into the CAI and there is now a groove there. Fortunately, it has not worn completely through the CAI, so there is no "dirty" air getting into my car. I'm going to likely use a zip tie down inside to pull the CAI away from the cv/axle and hold it in place.
Just thought I'd post this because it could happen to anyone IMO. Not likely, but obviouisly it's possible. And yes the CAI was installed right, and that rubber stop/screw WAS installed properly and securely.
After a quick inspection, I found that the rubber/screw assembly that attaches the bottom half of the CAI to the engine bay had somehow popped out and off. It was not in the engine bay obviously, and so it was gone.
However, because of this, the CAI is basically being held in place by the ITB attachment and anything else it rests on.
And that is the problem. With that rubber piece missing and not securing the CAI, it naturally falls down and back and part of the CAI is actually resting on the axle/cv inside my engine bay! I reach down with my hand and sure enough, from the constant spinning of the axle/cv it has worn into the CAI and there is now a groove there. Fortunately, it has not worn completely through the CAI, so there is no "dirty" air getting into my car. I'm going to likely use a zip tie down inside to pull the CAI away from the cv/axle and hold it in place.
Just thought I'd post this because it could happen to anyone IMO. Not likely, but obviouisly it's possible. And yes the CAI was installed right, and that rubber stop/screw WAS installed properly and securely.
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That is intresting. Thanks for the info.
A couple of years back I had a CAI on my Integra GSR and it rubbed in the engine bay and eventually wore a hole in the tube. The tiny metal shavings ended up being sucked into the engine and I ended up needed to have the block replaced and it was a mess. Fortunally the dealership managed to cover it under warranty even though it was not a manufacture problem. This just goes to show you that it pay to check aftermarket engine parts every once in a while to make sure everything is fitting properly and working correctly.
A couple of years back I had a CAI on my Integra GSR and it rubbed in the engine bay and eventually wore a hole in the tube. The tiny metal shavings ended up being sucked into the engine and I ended up needed to have the block replaced and it was a mess. Fortunally the dealership managed to cover it under warranty even though it was not a manufacture problem. This just goes to show you that it pay to check aftermarket engine parts every once in a while to make sure everything is fitting properly and working correctly.
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