malfuncion
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OK, was checking out my bay this evening preparing for a meth kit install (finally) when I saw this strange thing. It caught my attention since I was reading SHOdded's stage 3 install on a 13 ecoboost located here and noticed his install pic of the nozzle location was missing it.
There are no plugs on it, no sensors, held on by a retainer clip and was super simple to pop off for pics. I'm assuming it has to do with emissions, but am not totally sure so here I am. It does have a vent hole on the cone end. I didn't try to blow through it though as it was sort of oily and I didn't want a ring on my face this evening.
After googling the part numbers(?) AG13-9P437-AB (f) and PBT-ASA-GF20 (b), I came up with notta. I even tried to hunt it down on the diagrams on parts sites with no luck.
Finally the real question, if it is emission junk can it safely be deleted? Obviously it'd go away with hard pipe install, but wth is this thing? If not, what is the actual part number so I can go by my local dealer and pick it up for a replacement once I drill the OEM out? I may just slide by and ask a mechanic there if no one actually knows.
Even further image googling of 2010-11? bays or the explorer sport don't appear to have this thing but have the same sensors. Can I get that plastic elbow from a that and replace/drill on it for my meth install? I'd like to keep my factory parts factory and this seems like a good idea.
There are no plugs on it, no sensors, held on by a retainer clip and was super simple to pop off for pics. I'm assuming it has to do with emissions, but am not totally sure so here I am. It does have a vent hole on the cone end. I didn't try to blow through it though as it was sort of oily and I didn't want a ring on my face this evening.
After googling the part numbers(?) AG13-9P437-AB (f) and PBT-ASA-GF20 (b), I came up with notta. I even tried to hunt it down on the diagrams on parts sites with no luck.
Finally the real question, if it is emission junk can it safely be deleted? Obviously it'd go away with hard pipe install, but wth is this thing? If not, what is the actual part number so I can go by my local dealer and pick it up for a replacement once I drill the OEM out? I may just slide by and ask a mechanic there if no one actually knows.
Even further image googling of 2010-11? bays or the explorer sport don't appear to have this thing but have the same sensors. Can I get that plastic elbow from a that and replace/drill on it for my meth install? I'd like to keep my factory parts factory and this seems like a good idea.
