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Title: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: Gemini on November 04, 2011, 09:15:47 AM Ok, i have a 03 Accord EX V6 6MT that i just purchased last weekend. I've own a few Hondas but i'm a complete noob to there V6 setups. I was looking thru the engine bay trying to locate familiar items and i came across something that got me puzzled.
On the airbox, well on the round tube coming out of the bottom of the airbox(behind the battery) there is a sensor of some type there. There is no connector on it and I cant seem to find the connector :-[ Also, should there be more tubing connected to that tubing? (http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r317/accordtunerzz/2011-11-03221602.jpg) (http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r317/accordtunerzz/2011-11-03221612.jpg) Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: CrackerTeg on November 04, 2011, 12:11:23 PM Looks like some sensor somebody put there for no reason at some point in the car's life. It's definitely not supposed to be there. You buy it used?
Title: Re: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: Gemini on November 04, 2011, 12:23:27 PM yea, I purchased it used. Havent owned for a week yet lol. it does look odd and out of place, I thought maybe it was and airbox from another honda
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: timot_one on November 05, 2011, 10:59:10 AM Looks like a J series AIT sensor. It's normally located on the intake manifold by the throttle body mount. Maybe the last owner thought it would be a "performance" upgrade to have the AIT on the air box instead of the intake manifold so it would fool the ecu into thinking the air temps were lower and add fuel. Is the AIT sensor wire extended in any way?
Title: Re: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: Gemini on November 05, 2011, 03:53:41 PM no extension of any wires as far as I can see.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: timot_one on November 05, 2011, 10:00:53 PM My money is on it being an AIT. It's in the intake resonator before the filter?
Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: NVA-AV6 on November 06, 2011, 06:40:18 AM It is a IAT (Intake Air Temperature) sensor, someone was trying to use the relocation trick to try to gain a couple horses, so I guess you gat a nice little bonus part with the car.....
Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: timot_one on November 06, 2011, 09:49:51 AM Haha. My guess was right. Do I get a cookie?
Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: Jeff Likes Bagels on November 06, 2011, 10:35:33 AM Wouldn't this just make things worse by making the car run richer?
Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: alpha on November 06, 2011, 11:49:25 AM Haha. My guess was right. Do I get a cookie? (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fRk9TtRQA8o/SNpzTIuR7ZI/AAAAAAAAAOw/ytdbu40aLi8/s400/big+cookie.jpg)Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: thisaznboi88 on November 06, 2011, 04:36:12 PM damn so what did they put in the old position? A bolt? or did they seal it with hopes and dream?
Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: timot_one on November 06, 2011, 09:20:37 PM It seems like they just bought a 2nd IAT sensor. The OP never really mentioned that something was out of place other than this extra sensor. Do you have the IAT on the intake manifold still?
Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: Gemini on November 07, 2011, 09:15:05 AM It seems like they just bought a 2nd IAT sensor. The OP never really mentioned that something was out of place other than this extra sensor. Do you have the IAT on the intake manifold still? Nothing is out of place at all....except for that sensor lol Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: timot_one on November 07, 2011, 09:27:18 AM So, you have the original IAT on the IM with the wire harness connected to it?
Title: Re: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: Gemini on November 07, 2011, 08:37:45 PM yup, I sure do.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk Title: Re: Noob question - what is this?? Post by: CrackerTeg on November 08, 2011, 11:27:35 AM Looks like you can pull that extra one out and do whatever the hell you want with it.
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