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WTH is this and what is it doing in my intake port?

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by Splangy, Oct 17, 2009.

  1. Oct 17, 2009 at 5:55 PM
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    Found this in one of my cylinder head intake ports while disassembling to find souce of knock.
    I imagine that it had to come from the intake air box area some how. The air filter and screen weren't compromised.

    2007 Tacoma 4.0L 1GRFE

    [​IMG]
     
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  2. Oct 17, 2009 at 5:57 PM
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    Im gonna say thats a WTF!?
     
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  3. Oct 17, 2009 at 5:59 PM
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    looks like a lil metal compression clip :eek:
     
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  4. Oct 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM
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    Yeah...but in the intake??
     
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  5. Oct 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM
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    Yeah, looks like the clip that's supposed to hold the air filter in place.
     
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    ya its definitely weird to see it inside :eek:
     
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  7. Oct 17, 2009 at 6:05 PM
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    That's a shot of the intake port of the HEAD. It's actually wrapped around the intake VALVE!
     
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  9. Oct 17, 2009 at 6:12 PM
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    Yeah...I think AK is right...Do you have the charcaol filter removed?
     
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  10. Oct 17, 2009 at 6:13 PM
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    Edit: I just ran out to the garage and took a look. It looks EXACTLY like an air filter box clip but they're still attached to the airbox. I've never had the airbox separated from the throttle body and the charcoal filter is in perfect shape. This is nuts.
     
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  11. Oct 17, 2009 at 6:42 PM
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    That looks like part of the spark plug wire clip. Have you changed the plugs recently? Maybe part of the clip broke and fell into the cylinder.
     
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  12. Oct 17, 2009 at 6:46 PM
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    May have been done at the factory? :eek:

    Then it would have fallen into the CC.....
     
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  13. Oct 17, 2009 at 6:47 PM
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    damn! that sucks!
     
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  14. Oct 17, 2009 at 6:50 PM
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    your right, it couldn't be in the intake
     
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    Just to doublecheck: How many spring clips are there supposed to be holding the airbox together?
     
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  16. Oct 17, 2009 at 6:53 PM
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    Good! Do you guys know of any other location on the upper engine that those may be used?
     
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  18. Oct 17, 2009 at 6:58 PM
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    it could have been dropped in there when someone was doing maintenance or even at the factory when it was build who knows how long its been there
     
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