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Old 06-09-2020, 11:00 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
That is the resonator and it's sole purpose is to make noise. It does enter into the "dirty" side of the filter so not sucking in dirty air.
But...
It has been demonstrated that having it opens messes with sensors to some extent.
https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show...&postcount=295
And...
It is a brand new car that should not be broken so get it fixed. That is a pretty tough piece of plastic so I am very curious how it was damaged in the first place!
Yeah not sure how that got broken like that. I've had lots of them damage that bad and worse but it's taken the cars crashing into something to do it..

Maybe resting ones weight on it while cleaning/checking something?
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