Hey all - I deleted my ICV in my '84 318i after repeated idle issues with multiple ICVs. However, when I capped off my intake port, I used a cap from my local auto parts store. These caps work fine for a few months, but break down easily from the heat - you've seen them before, all crumbly and useless. One time I started my car and it sounded like a handgun going off - the bottom of my cap separated from the rest of it and shot off my intake!
I did a lot of searching and found some good looking (aka not red) high temperature caps that will last muuuuuuch longer than the standard rubber one. These caps are vinyl and can withstand sustained temperatures of 475 degrees! Those crap rubber ones can't touch that. Plus the cap looks clean under the bay! (Unlike the rest of my M10...)
Check out some pics of the cap on my car:
Well, I ordered these caps from a place online and couldn't buy just one, of course. So if you'd like one (or more) of the caps that I ordered, just PM me and I'll get one sent out to you for $5 each - mostly covering postage and the envelope. Plus that's roughly the same cost as buying a junk cap from the auto parts store.
They shrink in the cold (tell me about it) so heat it up a little before you put it on your car. Heat gun is overkill, just run it under some hot water, dry it, then press it on. Done!
Good luck!
EDIT: If you've purchased a cap (or anything else) from me, please post your feedback here. Thank you!
I did a lot of searching and found some good looking (aka not red) high temperature caps that will last muuuuuuch longer than the standard rubber one. These caps are vinyl and can withstand sustained temperatures of 475 degrees! Those crap rubber ones can't touch that. Plus the cap looks clean under the bay! (Unlike the rest of my M10...)
Check out some pics of the cap on my car:
Well, I ordered these caps from a place online and couldn't buy just one, of course. So if you'd like one (or more) of the caps that I ordered, just PM me and I'll get one sent out to you for $5 each - mostly covering postage and the envelope. Plus that's roughly the same cost as buying a junk cap from the auto parts store.
They shrink in the cold (tell me about it) so heat it up a little before you put it on your car. Heat gun is overkill, just run it under some hot water, dry it, then press it on. Done!
Good luck!
EDIT: If you've purchased a cap (or anything else) from me, please post your feedback here. Thank you!
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