Well, I was installing my K&N drop in filter during my lunch the other day and everything was going smooth until I put the cover back on the intake box and I noticed a hose sticking up. The little nipple things broke clean off the intake. Here is what I'm talking about...



Wondering if anyone else has done this. If so what did you do to fix it or is buying a new intake the only option. Thanks for the help guys

 

I broke mine too when I installed my Hahn intake. I took it to chevy and had to order the steel braided line that had the quick connect attatched. It was 32$. It was on national backorder when I did it like 2 months ago. I believe it's called a pcv line someone correct me cause I don't think that's right. I just rigged mine up with tape so that it was connected until mine came in.

 

Yea mine broke off too, probably along with a lot of other people on here. I belive it is warrantied because of the amount of them breaking

 

I tried takin it to the dealership and one, when I popped my hood and they saw my red charge pipes one of the services started whispering something to a guy who was helping me. Guy was all like, "uhhh you should go talk to so and so before you warranty anything..." then he walked away. The guy helping me was lookin to get it warranted. But then the ****** practically talked him out of it. All said and done he said they can't warrant it because of "how" it broke. I was like...ummm...ok. He said it would cost about $270 thats with labor. I told him I could do it myself and he said the part cost about $70. I guess they would reorder the center tube of the intake with the nipple...

I think they were giving me **** cause of my charge pipes which have NOTHING to do with the fact that GM made some parts of this car outa ****** Play Doh...

 

YOU broke it installing a aftermarket filter..that is not what warrenty is for...

 

hey hand job if he was replacing a stock air filter it wouldve broke too, its the same process lol

 

exactly...I was more mad at the fact that the dude was tryin to hook me up and other guy came in fucked me

I didn't think it would be and it makes since, but it was worth a shot. I'm just lookin to see what everyone else is doin that has broken it...

 

Is it the steel braided quick connect that's broke or the nipple from the intake

 

nipple from the intake. It broke off and was still inside the quick disconnect on the braided hose...I got it out and its just sitting inside my car right now

 

I will say i broke my friends doing the same thing. Nothing a little epoxy cant fix.

 

I have my stock airbox if your interested

 

I was thinking the same thing, wasn't sure if it'll hold though

Thanks I appreciate the heads up


Does anyone know what that hose is for? Or what it does?

 

same thing happend to me. had less then 3000k on my car when that part broke. i just left it till the part came in. Figured if i used something to stick it back together the dealership would dick me around on getting it replaced

 

If you want it let me know I will hold it for you. Where u the one that said u would come pick it up?

 

ghey statement

 

Lol how was that gay. I have it up for sell and if he wants it I won't sell it to anyone else. Doesn't seem very gay to me. Your just to cool I guess. And what is ghey? Moron

 

i read it wrong lol

 

Yea that was me. I'll let you know though. I'ma try the appoxy thing first. I really don't feel like spending a bunch of coins on something like this ya know? I will have I have too...but yea. I'll keep in touch

 

Mine broke also I used a drill to open the hole up on both pieces,slipped a piece of steel tubing inside and epoxied the pieces back together.Now it is stronger than stock.

 

That is the PCV line. Positive Crankcase Ventilation. It vents the crankcase and sucks unwanted vapors out of the engines internals and into the combustion air inlet tract to be burned so as not to vent them to the atmosphere. It's part of the anti pollution package and it's pretty much the first line of defense and has been around since Christ was an alter boy. Having said that and probably dooming myself to eternal damnation, be DAMN careful around that nipple. ANYTHING that gets into it, accidentally or purpously, is going straight to the turbo. If it was me I'd consider this a good time for a NEW stock part, SRI or CAI. You think a new intake pipe is expensive?? The underlying problem is that hose is stretched WAY to tight from the factory. The aftermarket CIA intakes, and others, are made of metal and that nipple is welded on which should eliminate this problem.

But that's just ME.

Hope I didn't offend anyone with the simple explanation. Many people don't even know what PCV stands for let alone what it does and how.

 

get a brass barb thread it in to the air box, remove the quick disconnect and use a hose clamp

 

Didn't offend me. I didnt have a clue what it did or anything like that. I appreciate the explaination.

I never thought of that...I kinda like that idea. Thanks

 

mentioned this to another member and he said the fix worked great
good quick fix until you get a cai

 

thats true true...really sucks cause soon as I put that filter in...broke. Sucked