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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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Relief Silencer

what is the purpouse of the relief silencer thats located near the frond left fender (if your facing the car) is it removable?
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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It prevents the "moo" fart sound when the ACV cluster bypasses the air injection into the catalytic from the air pump.


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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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hahaha o i wont remove that then will i lol!!
i want to replace the hose to clean up the engine bay. Do you know of a flexible hose that wont kink when you bend it to a 90 degree angle or something i could use to bend hose?
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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you could just buy a new hose from mazda...
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Originally Posted by RETed
It prevents the "moo" fart sound when the ACV cluster bypasses the air injection into the catalytic from the air pump.


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Old Aug 16, 2008 | 01:02 PM
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The only reason I removed mine is because I don't have an air pump, cat or ACV valve.
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