i have one of those universal advanced auto part intakes i installed every thing correctly im guessing. there were these 2 hoses in the stock filter box connected to a mini radiator of some sort. i just connected thoses 2 together.im wondering what is that small radiator for in my intake and since i joined the 2 pvc's together will my tl be ok it a 99 tl stock first mod intake ..Thank You

 

Just a tip when you post, please use a little better English so its easier to read.

So your overheating?
or your asking about if you will over heat? Cause that answer should be no.

 

you forgot to refill your radiator resevior when you spilled all the green stuff installing your intake. problem solved

 

i removed the stock intake from my car. I attached the 2 suction hoses into a 3way outlet and traveled it into the main intake hose . In the stock intake under the filter there were these separate 2 hoses that had cooling liquid in them going into a small box (looks like a 3x2 radiator with a air flap vent ) i disconnected the clips off the box and into each other so there is no mechanism in between them now..they just sit freely under the intake but now when i turned the car on every thing looks fine i test drove it but when it sits it slowly rises on the temperture gage...

 

but phee when i just joined them without that piece it doesnt do nothing? that tube was pretty hot :-/ what does that piece 2 they were small lines with the green stuff LOL they arent connected at all now..

 

imma take some pics brb

 

i don't understand anything you're saying and

not connected??? uhm...

 

so where r the pics? r u talking about the throttle body coolant bypass? for that u just connect the two small coolant lines that go into the tb.

u know what i think i read a thread about this, fsttyms1 said that it was in his car but not sure. its their to warm up the engine faster by circulating coolant into the mini radiator inside the intake. mayb fsttyms1 will chim in

 

Man, we really need to improve our English classes...

All the tubes need to be reconnected.

 

so where are the pictures? Did the car blow up already? Maybe we can understand the pictures more.
General rule of thumb...when your working on your car and you disconnect something, you'll want to connect it back before you take it for a test drive.

 

how do i post them up?

 

 

 

 

 

fsttyms1 is on holiday- away from the computer
He sent me the Answer Man tshirt to wear, but I dont know what to say on this thread!

 

uh.... let me try....

sorry, no photoshop at work... but i think your breather line is either A) sucking up coolant.. or B) no sucking up anything??? hahah.. somebody probably can actually correct me...

 

god im so confused.. soo messy i can't even tell whats what........

 

and remove your air box resonator down there.. lol.. and your filter is...... small. hahah. makes it....... out of place.................

 

that looks like your heater core, I dont see why you would have to get into that to do an intake.


someone please correct me if im wrong.

 

the last pic are 2 hoses connected to the hose that goes into intake they are both getting air ...the second to the last has coolant going through them ..they were connecting to the device shown on post 13...i dunno what i did but i need to get a bigger filter i know maybe the twin one of off ebay

 

stop going cheap imo...

go get a good filter and you'll be set.

 

wow...get an intake meant for your car and not some cheap vatozone garbage. I can't tell what is what with all that mess if wires and you routing the new line using the old line.

 

Do u guys think maybe that device in my stock intake was to add more cooler air to my engine and because cooler air came from the bumper . now it just sucks in hot air from the engine!!??!!!??!!??!

 

uh.. no.

that device is a heater for cold conditions.. or so i think it is...


and hot air.. well.. you have a warm air intake.. (short ram)... nothing you expect out of it except warm air.. remove that intake resonator first...

 

I think I know what he's getting at. Well, the two hoses you pulled off the mini radiator needs to be put back together, What you can do is you see the almost like a twin hose but separated together connecting the two pipe lines to the radiator? Take that and connect them together, those would be the only two wires, everything else should be taken out. Refill your coolant stuff to.

 

hes right, the breather tube has to be connected to the intake pipe. it vents out gasses that build up inside the engine. i dont know where you exactly connected it in the pic, but u better hope that u got no coolant in your engine , check the dipstick.

 

dude seriously take my advise PLEASE!!! get ride of that piece of sh*t short ram and invest in a CAI. you'll have much better breathing for your car instead of sucking up hot engine heat. that's the ugliest piece of sh*t intake i've ever seen. your stock air box is better than what you got.

that last picture just doesn't look right. the hoses aren't connected correctly. one end is supposed to hook up to the intake tube, not to each other.

 

yea.....



check out that hose coming from the side of the intake. you see?

those two hoses you connect together with that metal connector piece isn't right.

for the bottom section (fluid) you should have them connected to each other. use one of these bad boys.

and then get those other hoses on top and you can see from my intake..

 

Looks to me like you have bypassed the intake charge pre-heater (warms the air for better fuel economy) and in doing so, have introduced an air bubble into the cooling system. Use one of those connectors^^ to hook the two hoses together and the bleed the cooling system to remove the air. That should fix the overheating issue.

 

wow how much did you pay for that? It isn't worth more then $1. You really need to take better care of your car. Atleast get a cheap ebay intake meant for our cars. BUT NO MATTER WHAT INTAKE YOU GET, PUT A K&N FILTER ON IT! Cheap filters let a lot of debris into your engine...ruining it. All a short ram intake is gonna do is sound like a UFO and decrease performance vs the stock intake

 

i was told that the reason it was overheating was that that line with coolant was for the engine head and it was getting hot air that didnt cool down..i put the stock back on now :-/ it had alot of air in it when we pulled the cap off it was like a volcanoe ...not overheating anymore though )

 

if you want a cheap intake off ebay search the for the seller "xrteam" That ebay intake is the only one that I would recommend, but you still need to replace the cheapo filter with a K&N or AEM filter bringing the cost up to $100

 

he doesnt have a 99 though and also if someone can scan their instructions ??,,...can i get instructions from any one on how to install their intake?? Thanks

 

I have a 02 and so does my brother but, I know for a fact we don't have this hose by the intake box, I dunno why you'd want a short ram anyways it just sucks up hot air form your cabin. Even the stock intake sucks in cooler air than that short ram

 

99-03 tl-p are all the same as intake headers exhaust spacers... blah blah blah.........................

have fun

 

Eh...i'll see what i can do tomorrow....

 

Hey guys, am i doing this right, this is homemade customize pipe and k&n filter.

 

^um ur still sucking in hot air. i dont under stand why ppl can just spend some money and buy an actual cai that's made for our cars and is a well know company, or at least and ebay one for the time being

 

so it would be bad if sucking in hot air ? i know this is stupid but i gotta ask. Im new man. So what brand would u reccommend?