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This was connected between my blow off valve and intake manifold in the middle of 2 vacuum hoses - it looks like its all melted etc and i think it was causing problems with the blow off valve coz it was only working sometimes...

anyway ive connected a vaccum hose up without this and everything seems fine now - so just wanna know if anyone knows what it is? and do i need to have it connected for any reason???

thanks.

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I got one in the same spot, it got HKS on it , I got a HKS BC so i guess it got something to do with that

this is a hks one too - it looks like its some sort of little filter but i cant see why u would need it... anyway i had it off all nite and drove a fair bit with no problems.. its all melted and f$cked anyway from being next to the heat shield. i wouldnt mind buying a new one if anyone knows where i can get it???

Its a filter. Commonly used on EBCs to prevent vapours from entering the unit and f*cking the map sensor up. The only reason I could see it being used on a BOV would be for the same purpose, keep vapours from going into the end and turning into liquid - possibly f**king the operation of it? Personally I dont think a BOV needs it, definately a plus for anything electronic thats getting a pressure signal though.. vapours are bad!

why would you have a 1 way valve on a bov hose? that would make it either stay permanently closed, or make it leak something shocking.

exactly, i doubt its a one way valve.... unless the BOV vaccum line was tapped into the brake vaccum line, and that came from the brake side, but i dont think thats what's happened here, if it is, put it back, quickly!

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