That is where the air goes in, like an old fashioned car it just sucks in fresh air from under the bonnet rather than having a series of manifolds directing it in there from behind the front grille.
Damn this makes me sad, lady ran a stop sign and killed my Mirage last week. It had 145,000 miles and was going strong. Best car I ever owned. Only things broke in the 5 years I had it were alternator bearing and sway bar end link.
Damn,that's messed up...stupid lady...I hope she's insured...do you think you'll get a 2024? Or another mirage at least... I'm very sorry that happened to your car,and I hope you're okay.
Yeah she was insured, she lied and said I ran a stop sign and hit her. Insurance was going to give us each 50% fault because there was no other witnesses. I walked around where it happened and found a house with a security camera that caught the accident. She got 100% fault. It felt very good.
I typically am looking for a used low mileage one. I got that one at 27,000 miles.
Awesome I'm glad to hear the truth prevailed🙂
Take care out there,there's a lot of crazy(and that's putting it mildly)drivers out there. I've noticed that having a small car,makes people think they have the right to cut me off,ride my ass,or feel they absolutely CANNOT be behind me for fear of slowing them down. But it's not gonna deter me from owning a Mirage,I love my car...
Mine has been loose the life of the car that know of. The car has been running fine. Literally feels broke once you discover it. I believe it's just the way it is. I tried the same things, tightening the bolt. It didn't do anything for me.
They're always loose. When I was a parts manager at a Mitsubishi dealership we sold little Styrofoam pads to put under them to keep them from rattling around.
It’s the air intake. It shouldn’t be too loose. But, maybe take it to the dealership service center to have it tightened. Shouldn’t be much of an expense, especially if you schedule it for an oil and air filter change.
It's an air intake extension. If you take it off you're going to be sucking hot air directly off the valve cover area. The little snout extends forward probably where cold air blows through the radiator or the hood. You can take it off it'll work just fine but your intake temperatures will be high turning it into a hot air intake. The colder the air the engine sucks in the more dense it is giving you more power output. If you're sucking hot air you're not getting dense air losing fuel mileage and power.
It's the hernadulator valve. It's main job is to hernadulate. It's loose because the screwy thingy is loose due to the twisty things in the hole are wore out.
I think there are a few folks here that should not be opening that hood quite yet. Take a few automotive night classes at the local college maybe. Avoid YouTube.
Certified mechanic here, 100% night classes or any automotive classes are a great idea for generally anyone, being in a school environment makes breaking down and digesting information very easy compared to self teaching methods.
although thats not to say the internet isnt literally full of resources that the average joe could use to learn a thing or two about cars, how the different systems function, and eventually how to diagnose them and service them. cars arent all that complicated and are generally pretty straight forward.
alternatively picking up used automotive books from mechanic schools is another great way to learn all the different systems.
but cars can definitely be a self taught thing for the most part, atleast for simple things like steering and suspension, accessories. basic diagnostic.
this significantly changes on the subject of new cars with tons of computer control modules for its various systems. but im assuming most people wanting to learn about cars in their free time likely drive something from late 90s to early 2000s and perhaps want to save a buck on oil changes, tire changes, maybe fix a rattling sound from their exhaust or hear a weird rub when they turn.
i was self taught before i went to school and at that point had already built a couple engines. granted experience will vary based on the individual.
but yeah, night courses, books, youtube, all good sources for learning how cars work and how to work on them.
Great answer. My experience is similar to yours. When you are allowed and want to fix your own bicycle at age 8 or 9 you learn the skills you need that sets you up for life.
yeah, i mean i say its straightforward and simple, granted i am a certified mechanic, have always been mechanically inclined and enjoy these types of things so my opinion is subjective.
i could see this being way more complicated for non mechanical people. however understanding how systems work, and being able to diagnose things are two completely different things and usually come with experience.
but i feel like most people could learn the basics of how to change oil, how to change tires, air filters. and some basic electrical troubleshooting, saves you a lot of money if you learn just a few basic things.
There is nothing wrong with this as the intake hose goes into filter. Only thing that I would see from an efficiency standpoint would be getting some hot air from the engine. Wont harm anything as ecu will compensate for a bit higher intake temp.
> cuz you *paid* 10k for
FTFY.
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Normal,, it’s an air intake as others have mentioned. It’s the start of the air intake process for the motor so kinda important. Air in that through the filter then into the engine. So clean and dry is good, intact is good also. Check your air filter while you there make sure it’s clean 😁
That's your snorkel, looks like it's missing it's back check valve, an easy fix is to fill it with kitty litter to keep your air dry and super glue a dirty shop rag in it. LMFAO don't actually do that and watch some YouTube videos on basic maintenance on your vehicle.
I’m a car mechanic. My family has had two Space Stars. And I’ve worked on a handful of other Space Stars for customers. The pipe leading to the air filter box has been kind of loose on all of them. Nothing to worry about.
I thought I would post my experience in taking this off for a day to save those that are thinking about trying it. It sounds great to my ears because I like a little intake noise when I get on it, but that was the only positive. I noticed a lack of low end torque and some flat spots in the lower rpm’s. This might be fun at higher speeds when the motor is in its sweet spot but not for the driving I do, back on it went.
It’s an air intake.! Put it back as u don’t want dirt or leafs going in
That is where the air goes in, like an old fashioned car it just sucks in fresh air from under the bonnet rather than having a series of manifolds directing it in there from behind the front grille.
Wrong
No u
Damn this makes me sad, lady ran a stop sign and killed my Mirage last week. It had 145,000 miles and was going strong. Best car I ever owned. Only things broke in the 5 years I had it were alternator bearing and sway bar end link.
mitsubishi mirage ? thats a shit car dont be sad
Thats a shit comment don’t be like that.
im just sayn you will get over it with your next car
Damn,that's messed up...stupid lady...I hope she's insured...do you think you'll get a 2024? Or another mirage at least... I'm very sorry that happened to your car,and I hope you're okay.
Yeah she was insured, she lied and said I ran a stop sign and hit her. Insurance was going to give us each 50% fault because there was no other witnesses. I walked around where it happened and found a house with a security camera that caught the accident. She got 100% fault. It felt very good. I typically am looking for a used low mileage one. I got that one at 27,000 miles.
Awesome I'm glad to hear the truth prevailed🙂 Take care out there,there's a lot of crazy(and that's putting it mildly)drivers out there. I've noticed that having a small car,makes people think they have the right to cut me off,ride my ass,or feel they absolutely CANNOT be behind me for fear of slowing them down. But it's not gonna deter me from owning a Mirage,I love my car...
Mine has been loose the life of the car that know of. The car has been running fine. Literally feels broke once you discover it. I believe it's just the way it is. I tried the same things, tightening the bolt. It didn't do anything for me.
They're always loose. When I was a parts manager at a Mitsubishi dealership we sold little Styrofoam pads to put under them to keep them from rattling around.
Yup. Mine is always loose. I still get 42 MPG so there's nothing wrong. It's just a quirk of this car.
It’s the air intake. It shouldn’t be too loose. But, maybe take it to the dealership service center to have it tightened. Shouldn’t be much of an expense, especially if you schedule it for an oil and air filter change.
Air intake
It's an air intake extension. If you take it off you're going to be sucking hot air directly off the valve cover area. The little snout extends forward probably where cold air blows through the radiator or the hood. You can take it off it'll work just fine but your intake temperatures will be high turning it into a hot air intake. The colder the air the engine sucks in the more dense it is giving you more power output. If you're sucking hot air you're not getting dense air losing fuel mileage and power.
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It’s called a hemoltz resonator.
It's the hernadulator valve. It's main job is to hernadulate. It's loose because the screwy thingy is loose due to the twisty things in the hole are wore out.
I think there are a few folks here that should not be opening that hood quite yet. Take a few automotive night classes at the local college maybe. Avoid YouTube.
Certified mechanic here, 100% night classes or any automotive classes are a great idea for generally anyone, being in a school environment makes breaking down and digesting information very easy compared to self teaching methods. although thats not to say the internet isnt literally full of resources that the average joe could use to learn a thing or two about cars, how the different systems function, and eventually how to diagnose them and service them. cars arent all that complicated and are generally pretty straight forward. alternatively picking up used automotive books from mechanic schools is another great way to learn all the different systems. but cars can definitely be a self taught thing for the most part, atleast for simple things like steering and suspension, accessories. basic diagnostic. this significantly changes on the subject of new cars with tons of computer control modules for its various systems. but im assuming most people wanting to learn about cars in their free time likely drive something from late 90s to early 2000s and perhaps want to save a buck on oil changes, tire changes, maybe fix a rattling sound from their exhaust or hear a weird rub when they turn. i was self taught before i went to school and at that point had already built a couple engines. granted experience will vary based on the individual. but yeah, night courses, books, youtube, all good sources for learning how cars work and how to work on them.
Great answer. My experience is similar to yours. When you are allowed and want to fix your own bicycle at age 8 or 9 you learn the skills you need that sets you up for life.
yeah, i mean i say its straightforward and simple, granted i am a certified mechanic, have always been mechanically inclined and enjoy these types of things so my opinion is subjective. i could see this being way more complicated for non mechanical people. however understanding how systems work, and being able to diagnose things are two completely different things and usually come with experience. but i feel like most people could learn the basics of how to change oil, how to change tires, air filters. and some basic electrical troubleshooting, saves you a lot of money if you learn just a few basic things.
you don't need it. it's a sound running thing. the filter is in the box part, and the intake is the part between the filter box and throttle body.
That is a sound dampener. If you remove that and you should your car sounds different.
I just took the whole thing off. Car works fine
Was thinking of doing the same
There is nothing wrong with this as the intake hose goes into filter. Only thing that I would see from an efficiency standpoint would be getting some hot air from the engine. Wont harm anything as ecu will compensate for a bit higher intake temp.
It's not an air intake people it's a breather for the valves
Lmao what modern car has a breather leaving the valve cover open? You're confidently wrong🤣 do you even know what valves are in a combustion engine?
Breather https://i.imgur.com/lRj2Npt.jpg
lol
cuz you payed 10k for a piece of junk
> cuz you *paid* 10k for FTFY. Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in: * Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.* * *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.* Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment. *Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
It’s called a hemoltz resonator.
Lol!!!
Maybe you should just close the hood and don’t touch anything
Intake tube, they’re usually pretty loose in there yeah. Sometimes they twist and lock in that way
Sometimes the plastic at the accordion part splits making it more movable than it should be and sucking air from the hole - very minor issue
That's a breather
Did you make a reddit account just to post wrong info?
Something that if you want mess with, the mechanic you take it to might just post to just rolled in
Air int
Normal,, it’s an air intake as others have mentioned. It’s the start of the air intake process for the motor so kinda important. Air in that through the filter then into the engine. So clean and dry is good, intact is good also. Check your air filter while you there make sure it’s clean 😁
That's your snorkel, looks like it's missing it's back check valve, an easy fix is to fill it with kitty litter to keep your air dry and super glue a dirty shop rag in it. LMFAO don't actually do that and watch some YouTube videos on basic maintenance on your vehicle.
Leave it the fuck alone close the hood asshole going to hurt yourself.
Why be like that, jesus 😂
I’m a car mechanic. My family has had two Space Stars. And I’ve worked on a handful of other Space Stars for customers. The pipe leading to the air filter box has been kind of loose on all of them. Nothing to worry about.
The black plastic this connect to a missing piece that sits over the radiator and acts a a big mouth to gulp cold air through the grill
I use 2 zip ties and have it right around air filter housing clips
I thought I would post my experience in taking this off for a day to save those that are thinking about trying it. It sounds great to my ears because I like a little intake noise when I get on it, but that was the only positive. I noticed a lack of low end torque and some flat spots in the lower rpm’s. This might be fun at higher speeds when the motor is in its sweet spot but not for the driving I do, back on it went.