Just bought an original airbox off some tosser on ebay who decided not to sell it with the rubber seal am i right in thinking this is an integral part of the airbox??? and is completly useless without it?? The seller says it was part of the metering head which i am 99.9% certain it wasn't. your thoughts please

 

no the seal sits in the airbox where it mounts to the metering head. like you said quite useless without it as it will draw air in without being filterd.

 

What a complete arsehole this bloke is, he says it wasn't mentioned in the listing but as it is part of the airbox it should automatically come with it am sick of rip off merchants on there the airbox is completly useless to me now. Dont suppose you can still get them from ford do you m8??

 

send it back

 

milesy,relax there for a minute,take a deep breathe and chill................

Ok,here is how you will get around youre small problem.Fit the lower part of the airbox to the metering head.Then neatly apply a tidy seam of bathroom sealent between the filter housing and the metering head,and leave to dry,this will take 1 hour approx.This will stop unfiltered air being drawn in.Put in filter element,put on lid and away you go.Easy and cheap.All the best,Micky

 

could you not run a bead of silicone around the metering head? failing that i'm sure motorfactors sell generic O rings mate. it shouldn't be more than a pound really.

*edit* micky beat me to it!

 

he wont have none of it m8, wont give a refund or accept returns.

 

great minds and all that,orionmojo!!

 

Thanks micky never even thought of that you are a star cheers bud, will have a go at that tomorrow if the weather holds out!!!!

 

Thanks orionmojo will try that as well, cheers chaps

 

No problem milesy,it will get you out of a corner.Just be neat with the silicon seam.I've got good tips off people off Passionford in the past myself.Its what this place is about,helping out others.Regards,Micky

 

No probs mate, what i said is basically the same as mickey, bathroom sealant is silicone. i run an airbox too, and have put silicone around it. the O ring is long gone

 

Opena dispute out of principle if he is being a cunt. Paypal (if you used it) always favours the buyer and you will probably get your money back without even having to send the box back

 

Already have m8 and left the tosser bad feedback purely because he is being awkward and a twat and knowing full well that it should have been sold with the rubber seal, anyways thanks everyone for all your reply's am going to try what micky and orionmojo have said and see what happens.

 

there is a seal on ebay the user name is rsturbo crazy
seen it the other day m8 be quick i looked for about 6 months to get one then had to pay Ł23 for it

 

fucking ebay for you some sellers are very good but you always get one
i will ask my mate if hes got on today for you

 

lol i won 2 on ebay and one had the seal and one did not,

 

there is one on ebay m8 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ford-escort-rs...item4cee97ac17

 

Ive got one you can have mate