air intake hose WARNING

[htchevyii]

I guess this is a case of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". I saw IAP had a sale on their FI air intake hose and mine is somewhat petrified, although wasn't torn or leaking as far as I knew. So, I replaced the hose as well as the alternator with a reman, (I could hear a little bearing noise). I also took the cover off of the AFM, but the resistor track looked really good, so I just cleaned it and put it back togeather. When I started the car, I noticed it idled much slower than before. I thought maybe the old hose did have a vacuum leak, so I readjusted the idle. But, when the car warmed up, it idled way too fast. Waited until it cooled off and went thru the process again. Fast forward a few hours...I thought maybe I screwed up the AFM, so I switched it, removed and checked IAC valve, etc, etc. It turns out the new air intake hose was blocked where the IAC attaches, SO IT WASN"T WORKING! I kinda wish I would have left the damn thing alone!

IAP was very responsive and is correcting the issue and checking their inventory, so unless you allready purchased one, it should be fine

[ORFORD2004]

Drill a hole in it

[htchevyii]

I trimmed it with an Exacto knife, that was the easy part. Figuring out the problem

[ORFORD2004]

Man, you drive a Fiat, that's part of the thrill.

[Europa]

I bought the air intake hose from IAP around the same time you did as well. It was on sale and I bought it as a spare. Now I have to check to see if this one is plugged.

[rlux4]

Sounds like someone at the factory took his (or her) lunch break just a t the time the hole was supposed to be punched. But hey, it gave you a chance to keep your diagnostic talents from getting rusty.
That problem aside Trey, how good does the material of the new one seem to be?
Ron

[htchevyii]

The hose seems fine other than that, it was on sale for 21 bucks. Just wanted to save someone else the trouble I went thru.

IAP said they are checking their inventory and fixing the problem, so unless you allready bought one, it should be fine. Other than that, a good part at a good price.