I was cleaning my engine bay this afternoon and I notice that the insulation on this air hose has a cut in it. Is the insulation important enough that I should replace it or can I just tape it? Or completely useless and I can safely ignore the hole?
Should I replace, repair, or ignore the hole in the insulation on the air hose?
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I would worry more about the splitting vacuum hose on the upper rear of your manifold. If you think that the hose you question is original, I would replace it. Cheap. Looks like you have a hungry mouse as well.
Insulation can be ignored. As long as the inner hose is intact, you should be fine. Yes, there is a hungry mouse..
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Thanks. Would you say the vacuum hose replacement is difficult? It doesn't seem to difficult but not sure if there is a hidden step a newbie like me would miss.
Yes lots of mice droppings when I first purchased it. Unfortunately, the previous owner left it sitting way too long. He was happy someone actually wanted to take it off his hands. The local Land Cruiser experts/shop and I are doing a lot of work to put her back in good condition.
Yes lots of mice droppings when I first purchased it. Unfortunately, the previous owner left it sitting way too long. He was happy someone actually wanted to take it off his hands. The local Land Cruiser experts/shop and I are doing a lot of work to put her back in good condition.
Get OEM vacuum hoses. ebay amazon hoses are junk. I bought those A/M hoses to my 4runner and those have stred cracking in 2 years!
Use a pick to loosen the bond (no actual glue is used, age makes them to bind together) between the hose and the nipple. Don't use pliers to twist it as it can deform the circular shape of the metal tube with the applied force of the plier.
Remove the air box, if you decide th clean the throttle body, spray a rag with throttle body cleaner and wipe the dirt off, instead of letting dirt to go into the throttle body. Carefully open the butterfly valve once and get all cleaning done without moving the butterfly valve multiple times.
Check part numbers at partsouq.com. Enter the vin and lok at part digrams. You can buy from them as well and it is OEM and cheap. Ships out from Dubai UAE and select Fedex.. ships in 4-5 days to your door in the USA.
Use a pick to loosen the bond (no actual glue is used, age makes them to bind together) between the hose and the nipple. Don't use pliers to twist it as it can deform the circular shape of the metal tube with the applied force of the plier.
Remove the air box, if you decide th clean the throttle body, spray a rag with throttle body cleaner and wipe the dirt off, instead of letting dirt to go into the throttle body. Carefully open the butterfly valve once and get all cleaning done without moving the butterfly valve multiple times.
Check part numbers at partsouq.com. Enter the vin and lok at part digrams. You can buy from them as well and it is OEM and cheap. Ships out from Dubai UAE and select Fedex.. ships in 4-5 days to your door in the USA.
part # 12262-50080
order one if it bugs you but I wouldn't worry about it.
order one if it bugs you but I wouldn't worry about it.
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