Airbox hoses

[chris79]

Hi,

Just bought a phase 1 172.. was having a look around the engine bay and noticed that on the airbox there are 2 pipes which connect to it. The one closest to me is split fully in half and hanging together by a metal coil.

What is this pipe, and roughly how much/easy is it to fix and replace?

Also is there a Haynes manual for the 172, or does the Haynes Clio manual cover much of the basics I need? I'm ok with a spanner, have rebuilt 5 turbo's inside out, but a total newbie to the 172 in terms of DIY mechanics.

Cheers,

Chris.

 

[Ralphizzle]

There is a Haynes manual, but it only covers the regular Clio Phase II's...

 

[Big Dom]

Sounds like your CAF (cold air feed) You can buy one from any motorsport shop and they don't cost much at worst you'll be looking at £20 and they're very easy to fit just pull off old one and push on new one.

 

[chris79]

Ok update.. got a picture and circled the pipe I'm talking about.. just to understand the Phase 1 airbox, is it 2x intakes of cold air from the front mounted bracket? I presume the split in one of them won't be a major issue for now, just means warmer air under the bonnet will be sucked in perhaps reducing performance slightly?

 

[chris79]

One other question, does anyone know the size of pipe which would replace the Renault hoses?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=cold+air+feed&_sacat=0