Hilux 3.0DT hole in air duct??

Submitted: Thursday, Feb 03, 2005 at 12:16
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Hi Everybody,
I'm the proud owner of a new (1 month old) Hilux Double Cab 3.0 TD 4x4. I'm slowly getting it up to "my specs" for a 4x4 vehicle, fitting an ARB Bullbar, Warn winch, new centre console to hold all my radios etc. etc. etc
Anyway, in one of my investigative looks under the bonnet, I was grumbling about the size of the air cleaner housing. The thing is friggin' HUGE!... I thought I would practice getting the top off the housing to check the element and to my shock and horror I noticed a bloody big hole in the top of the air cleaner housing. On the back part of the duct that leads across the top of the engine, is a grommet that looks like it should have a hose or sensor in it, but it is empty and open to suck who-knows-what into the engine via the turbo.
What is the point of filtering out microscopic dust particles when you can fit a 6mm ball bearing in this hole??
Needless to say, I will be asking my friendly Toyota service people about this mystery when it goes in for the 1000 Km check.
Anyone else out there noticed this at all??
Regards,
Michael.
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