I dont know how i had not noticed this before but the air distribution hose by the windshield fluid cap it broken in the little accordion part..also on the part that locks the top of the box where it comes from is broken.so that it is loose on one side..here are some pics..and as you can notice on the top corner of 1 picture there is quite a bit of oil on top of the engine by the oil cap...also i bought all my tune up parts so next saturday it will be my first time working under a hood.any tips and things to look for while im there will be greatly appreciated...Thanks guys

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My "accordion" was also flaking off from age. I went to Autozone and bought black electrical tape and just went round to make a seal again! That was he only issue with that piping on my car, so it wasn't worth looking for a new piece. Hope this works for u.

 

You can just wrap tape around that. It isn't a major important part. Yes it helps take air flow from the radiator fan to the ECU'S but when you have the A/C on it also is connected to the A/C system and is cooled by the A/C as well.

 

The hose on my sons 850 has been missing for three years now, so.....

 

theres actually a filter that is supposed to go on the end of that hose, so i would assume that you would want to fix that

 

That is only on the 93's that there is a filter. They did away with it in 1994.

 

Have the same issue with my '94 USA model... just wrapped some aluminum duct tape around it and it's been fine!

 

ahh, so do i actually need that filter? or can i do away with it then?

 

You can do away with it. You can just take the filter out and put the pipe back in.

 

thanks guys...im just gonna duct tape it then..but once i get the car running right i might replace it to have the engine looking as pretty as it should..plus its less than $15 at fcp

 

Black electrical tape looks a little less ghetto but functionally it is all the same.

...Lee

 

+1 on Less ghetto!

 

Mine is complete missing on my '96. Should I get a new one?