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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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I am putting my engine together and I have an thin orange o ring that i cant figure out what it is from. It is similar to the one found in the iac valve but its not that one or the one on part that goes to the brake booster. It was on the floor near my intake manifold so i assume its something from there but I cant figure it out.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 02:28 PM
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it is the o-rong between the throttle body and the intake? mine is orange
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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how big is it? could it be from the water pump?
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 03:17 PM
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How about a picture or atleast a rough estimate on how big it is....talk about a stab in the dark dude.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by mcowart
it is the o-rong between the throttle body and the intake? mine is orange
+1.....seeing as how it was by the intake thats my guess!
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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Is it from your MAP Sensor?
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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Let's all just keep guessing....
My guess is intake manifold!
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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Well i said its about the same size as the iac valves o ring, about an inch in diameter and its circle, not much more that can be displayed in a picture.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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I dont know what you did to the engine, but would it be the one on the oil pump? mine was orange..
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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Not if its the same size as the IAC o-ring. It may be that you had two in there.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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muffler defibulator oring. pictures are worth a thousand words.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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If you insist, compared to a screw driver bit
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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you don't need that, that's extra given from the factory
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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will it fit the TPS?
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:31 PM
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Is this an fbody or truck?
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:34 PM
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it also kinda looks like my lock up oring on my automatic tranny.. you dont have an a4 or havent pulled the trans have you?
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:58 PM
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Its an m6, fbody car. i pulled the tps off and it already had a different kind of gasket. I dont think its map or tb.
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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its too small for the throttle body....
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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Are you positive it's not just an O-ring that accidentally made it's way onto the floor under your car?
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 08:15 AM
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I am telling you it is the muffler defibulator oring! It looks like it is an extra one. Did you replace the IAC or the TPS? If so it is probly the original one and it must of fell off when you pulled the part out of the TB, and the new part came with one. But I like my first answer best, muffler defibulator oring.

Have you started the car yet to check for any leeks?
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