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OEM airbox intake hose - should it connect to airbox?

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Moab78

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As per title, currently my intake hose just sits infront/in the airbox port. It appears to have been pushed down by the coolant hose above as the h clip holding that has gone slack. Looking at the fiche, I don't think that I have any parts missing.

Should the hose be stretched around the airbox port?

Edit: 2003 EP3
 
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Have you got any pics of it? I'm struggling to picture what you mean.
 
I think I understand, and yes it should.

When I bought my car it had a generic cone filter sitting at the top of the engine, being fed via CAI stuck in the OEM intake hose. I got a second hand airbox off of ebay and put it into place. However the part Moab78 is describing wouldn't link up with the airbox. There was as he describes a gap. The intake wouldn't sretch far enough back to meet the airbox.

I took the airbox back out and took the intake hose off of the car, its held on by a bolt or two. Next I took the moutning bracket off of the intake hose, and fitted the intake hose to the lower part of the airbox. With them both still attached to each other I put the lower part of the airbox back into the car. Feeding the intake hose under the raditor pipe, its a bit fiddly but can be done. To secure the loose end of the intake hose I used a cable tie going through where the mounting bracket used to fit.
 
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I stretched it over the port last night, I will see if it is still connected tonight.



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