[16v] anyone have this on their car?

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

Good one! BTW. no more of that since we've been infested with cats. Nah, 
it's the country life. but what I want to know how I get on a TV show to 
swap lives with Paris Hilton for a few weeks...you know, "the Fancy Life"!!
Cathy


>From: Anson Clement <ansonivan@yahoo.com>
>To: C Boyko <roccit_53@hotmail.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: RE: [16v] anyone have this on their car?
>Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:00:55 -0800 (PST)
>
>My guess would be the little bastard rodents heard some list banter about 
>swiss cheesing the airbox and got the wrong idea.
>
>Anson
>
>C Boyko <roccit_53@hotmail.com> wrote:
>LOL. My son could have used one then, he had about a 4" diameter area
>removed from his air filter by mice, and the contents replaced with nuts.
>The symptom? Car wouldn't start. Somehow the engine survived anyway.
>Cathy
>
>
> >From: Ryan H
> >To: "T. Reed"
> >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re: RE: [16v] anyone have this on their car?
> >Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:59:09 -0500
> >
> >My car had one on it... I'm only the second owner, and the first owner
> >always took the car to the dealership to get it fixed. It's just to keep
> >things from A.) falling into the intake when the boot is off and B.) Keep
> >large objects that somehow sneak by the air filter from getting in the
> >engine.
> >
> > >
> > > From: "T. Reed"
> > > Date: 2003/12/10 Wed AM 07:51:06 EST
> > > To: Dave Ewing
> > > CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > Subject: RE: [16v] anyone have this on their car?
> > >
> > > Nope, I was just curious if they actually came on production cars or 
>if
> > > they were somethin' special.
> > >
> > > Like I said I've never seen one (even in a junkyard) so I just wanted 
>to
> > > know if they had a purpose or not. They must be in the same category 
>as
> > > the "exhaust preheat hose" or something. People take them off when 
>they
> >do
> > > the first oil change and the car never sees one again ;P
> > >
> > > -Toby
> > >
> > > On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Dave Ewing wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think it's to keep debris from entering the engine (incase the air
> >filter
> > > > disintegrated or something). I usually toss them whenever I see 
>them.
> > They
> > > > are actually silver looking--this one looks dirty. Do you want one 
>or
> > > > something??
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > > > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of T. Reed
> > > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:11 PM
> > > > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > Subject: [16v] anyone have this on their car?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33553&item
> > > > =2447498346
> > > >
> > > > I've seen this before in a drawing of the 16v KR engine but never in
> > > > person. Anybody have one on their car and WTH is it for?
> > > >
> > > > -Toby
> > > >
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