HELP, Broke my air box flapper thingy

[Nickb1907]

That box that is above the filter i broke the plug connections, anyway i need to get another one today so i can drive back home.


I have a 93 manual, what cars can i get this out of? And worst case do auto parts stores carry this?

[25Horseplay]

Any Festiva from 90 and up will work.

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I would imagine that parts store would have to order.

Strange but true, I came across a write up on repairing these...article dealt with having tried to pull the plug out the wrong way ... you need to re-set a spring just right and it will be good to go.

I think the article was for Mazda 323 which are the same. I did not save the link. If you find it, post it up for future reference.

[Nickb1907]

just bought one from junk yard for $50, pissed cause i just gave away a whole parts car that had one for free.

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$50???
Was that a U-pull-it price?

[Nickb1907]

ya thought it was high, but that is the only junkyard that has a couple festivas.

btw it didnt work, it idles, then dies, and if you give it gas it bogges down and dies.

so now its orielly for $100 with $35 core, life sucks

[Tim]

Did you go to LKQ? Those guys really gouge you on prices.....

Up here though the junkyards are really cheap, and have a huge variety of old cars.

Perhaps someone here has a known-good one they could send you for cheap?


-Tim

[Nickb1907]

Did you go to LKQ? Those guys really gouge you on prices.....

Up here though the junkyards are really cheap, and have a huge variety of old cars.

Perhaps someone here has a known-good one they could send you for cheap?


-Tim

it was a1 down shepard

I really would like to find some at a pick a part place but so far no luck, if i get a day off work i want to just go through every junkyard in that area. Bad part is sunday is the only day i usually have off and most of them are closed.

Just went to advanced auto and got one for $70 though, going to return my junkyard one. If they dont want to take they can fight it out with my credit card company.

[CharlieZ]

Salvage yards hate Credit Cards. That's money they gotta put on the books & pay taxes on. With that and their processing fee, they probably charged you more $ as a "penalty!"

[Nickb1907]

Salvage yards hate Credit Cards. That's money they gotta put on the books & pay taxes on. With that and their processing fee, they probably charged you more $ as a "penalty!"

ya, well he gave me a price before i told him how i was going to pay.

I like paying with it because they always rule in my favor if there is a problem.