Out with the old (intake tube) and in with the new

[Saudade]

Son came home from AZ and said his CEL was on. Checked codes and found a "lean" condition (don't recall the exact code). Open the hood and quickly found cracks in the intake tube. Since I didn't happen to have one handy (no local parts available as well) and my son had to leave for home, I did what I had to do. Wrap it in duct tape with a few zip ties. Cleared the codes and off he went.

So that was about a year and a half ago. He's been driving it the whole time and no engine issues, no CEL. He recently decided to move back locally, so I ordered and replaced the tube. Hard to believe the old one was still working.

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[LankyKiwi]

Great roadside fix! The fresh new replacement looks a bit better though

 

[Saudade]

It would never pass CA smog testing like that so it HAD to go. Was only $20 on Amazon.

 

[katapaltes]

An oil change place cracked my intake tube (resulting in pinging) and broke the handle off the oil dipstick right before a planned eleven-hour trip. The shop manager admitted fault and wrapped the intake tube with filament tape. That stuff worked great and got me to Santa Fe and back, no problem.