Help with TRD CAI !!
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Help with TRD CAI !!
Hey guys, so I was recently installing the big 3 upgrade and i guess i put a little too much pressure on my TRD Intake trying to move some wires around. As some of you may know by looking at a TRD Intake there is what seems to be another filter in the middle of the piping.
I do not know the function of this other filter but the plastic clips that hold it together broke (which are pretty flimsy tbh) and now when I start the car it sounds like it wants to die at idle and the engine light came on, I'm guessing one of the sensors was tripped due to the lowered air flow.
I've included some pictures of the damage and to show what exactly this filter is. I am wondering if I can replace this directly from TRD? Can I super glue the clips back? Can I replace this filter with a rubber tube and ditch the filter?
I do not know the function of this other filter but the plastic clips that hold it together broke (which are pretty flimsy tbh) and now when I start the car it sounds like it wants to die at idle and the engine light came on, I'm guessing one of the sensors was tripped due to the lowered air flow.
I've included some pictures of the damage and to show what exactly this filter is. I am wondering if I can replace this directly from TRD? Can I super glue the clips back? Can I replace this filter with a rubber tube and ditch the filter?
Last edited by MR_LUV; 05-19-2021 at 08:03 AM. Reason: Awarded 10 Yr Badge
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It helps prevent hydro locking your car if your main filter is fully submersed. It lets air in instead of sucking up water. As long as you aren't driving through floods, then just put a rubber fitting in its place and you will be fine.
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AEM makes a replacement...i dont know if its discontinued or not, but if you really didnt care, you can just super glue or gorilla glue it together. the TRD intake is the same as the AEM cold air intake...so the bypass valve which is what this is called, is the same as AEMs.
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