meeklay812

iTrader: (6)

Hi,

I've done everything to remove my AIR system, except for capping the small vacuum line going into the rear of the intake manifold. I know the best thing to do would to cap it off at the very back by the T-fitting, but I can't get in there until I replace my intake manifold.

Based on the picture below, can I just cap the little plastic piece where the small line would go from the plastic piece to the three bigger AIR hoses (red line I drew)? Or should I remove the plastic piece circled in red, and cap the blue line somewhere until I can cap it at the back of the manifold?

conan

iTrader: (5)

Remove what you circled in red and cap it behind the manifold.

meeklay812

iTrader: (6)

I can't get my fingers back there to cap it! Can I just cut the blue line to shorten it up, put a vacuum connector on the end, and cap the other side of the connector?

conan

iTrader: (5)

If you cant reach back there then yes cut it off and cap it as far back as you can. You can reuse a rubber coupler and thread a screw into one side with some RTV silicone.

conan

iTrader: (5)

Where the blue arrow is in your pic, that side goes to the ECM and then into the fire wall to run the HVAC trap doors.

meeklay812

iTrader: (6)

Awesome. And since the AIR is already tuned out of the PCM, completely removing the solenoid (red circle) and unplugging it wont affect anything?

conan

iTrader: (5)

No, if all the AIR DTC's have been turned off you shouldn't get any SES light removing the solenoid.