What are these? 3.4 Intake tube
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What are these? 3.4 Intake tube
I'm trying to improve my mileage and noticed these ports on top of the intake. I've circled them in red in the attached picture. I'm missing one of the black "covers": Are they suppose to be attached to tube? Is missing a black cover, is that bad, lower MPG etc? My Haynes manual shows tubes running to some type of canister.
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99 4Runner limited, with 3.4 auto.
Thanks for all your help.
99 4Runner limited, with 3.4 auto.
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Depending on the emissions set-up, they may be used or not. On my 95.5, federal spec they are both capped with the covers shown in your picture. If one is uncapped and it's not supposed to be, it would likely create a vacuum leak letting unmeasured air into the throttle body and the ECU may respond by dumping in more fuel.
Are there any additional small ports that are unplugged that possible should be connected to this one? If not, put a plug on this one and see how it goes.
I see 'em capped here too...post 41, pic 3 shows it real good.
http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.ph...&topic=2241.30
Are there any additional small ports that are unplugged that possible should be connected to this one? If not, put a plug on this one and see how it goes.
I see 'em capped here too...post 41, pic 3 shows it real good.
http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.ph...&topic=2241.30
Last edited by rworegon; 01-18-2011 at 04:59 PM.
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The Fuel System chapter in the FSM that covers the throttle body instructs you to blow out the orifices in the TB when cleaning the TB. The illustration clearly shows a compressor nozzle applied to one of these tubes. I know of no other usage for these. So I am declaring them as clean-out ports until someone comes up with a better story. I've posted this challenge every time I see this question and so far no one has come back with a better story.
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Thanks for the replies. Mine looks the same as that picture, thank you.
(I see 'em capped here too...post 41, pic 3 shows it real good.
http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.ph...&topic=2241.30)
I recently had a valve cover seal replaced and I thought that something back there was missing. In the same picture near the back of the TB you can see a port pointing to the fire wall and a thread area for a bolt to the side of this port. With the missing black cap, this "void" and from the picture in the Haynes manual, I thought he forgot to install something during the service. The Haynes manual 92076 on page 6-3 under Emissions and engine control systems, illustration 1.3c shows a EGR Vacuum modulator in the void with two hoses going to those ports in question.
I don't have enough experience to gauge how accurate this manual is though.
(I see 'em capped here too...post 41, pic 3 shows it real good.
http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.ph...&topic=2241.30)
I recently had a valve cover seal replaced and I thought that something back there was missing. In the same picture near the back of the TB you can see a port pointing to the fire wall and a thread area for a bolt to the side of this port. With the missing black cap, this "void" and from the picture in the Haynes manual, I thought he forgot to install something during the service. The Haynes manual 92076 on page 6-3 under Emissions and engine control systems, illustration 1.3c shows a EGR Vacuum modulator in the void with two hoses going to those ports in question.
I don't have enough experience to gauge how accurate this manual is though.
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Thanks for the replies. Mine looks the same as that picture, thank you.
(I see 'em capped here too...post 41, pic 3 shows it real good.
http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.ph...&topic=2241.30)
I recently had a valve cover seal replaced and I thought that something back there was missing. In the same picture near the back of the TB you can see a port pointing to the fire wall and a thread area for a bolt to the side of this port. With the missing black cap, this "void" and from the picture in the Haynes manual, I thought he forgot to install something during the service. The Haynes manual 92076 on page 6-3 under Emissions and engine control systems, illustration 1.3c shows a EGR Vacuum modulator in the void with two hoses going to those ports in question.
I don't have enough experience to gauge how accurate this manual is though.
(I see 'em capped here too...post 41, pic 3 shows it real good.
http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.ph...&topic=2241.30)
I recently had a valve cover seal replaced and I thought that something back there was missing. In the same picture near the back of the TB you can see a port pointing to the fire wall and a thread area for a bolt to the side of this port. With the missing black cap, this "void" and from the picture in the Haynes manual, I thought he forgot to install something during the service. The Haynes manual 92076 on page 6-3 under Emissions and engine control systems, illustration 1.3c shows a EGR Vacuum modulator in the void with two hoses going to those ports in question.
I don't have enough experience to gauge how accurate this manual is though.
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This is a pretty sweet thread as I have wondered about those connections on mine too.
here is some other stuff I found about it:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...fe-egr-131562/
This shows the EGR hooked up to those ports.
http://arrc.epnet.com/autoapp/8682/8...EM_TESTING.htm
here is some other stuff I found about it:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...fe-egr-131562/
This shows the EGR hooked up to those ports.
http://arrc.epnet.com/autoapp/8682/8...EM_TESTING.htm
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