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12-29-2007, 06:46 PM
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Heelpppp!!!
hey guys, I was just topping off the oil in my car and blowing out the air filter, and I checked all the bolts holding down the plenum to see if any were loose. One felt loose, so I tightened it a little. I heard a little cracking noise but wasnt sure what it was. I noticed later that the metal in the upper plenum had CRACKED! There is a 3 inch circular crack around that bolt. I noticed it when I turned the car on and heard/felt the vacuum.
What should I do? Should I put maybe duct tape over the crack to seal the vacuum and take it to infiniti and eat the charge of them putting on a new plenum? Or should I order a new upper plenum myself and install it? HELP ME!! Thanks guys!
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12-29-2007, 07:19 PM
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I would tape it and head to the dealer. I woiuld see if they will cover it under the warranty. If they wont cover it, I would chage it myself.
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12-29-2007, 07:21 PM
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12-29-2007, 07:29 PM
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I thought of that, but I do have the MREV Plus installed, so I feel like there is no way that they would cover it under warranty. I thought of saying that it cracked on its own, but they would still say that it was due to the fact that I installed the MREV and it cracked because of that...
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12-29-2007, 08:49 PM
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12-29-2007, 08:53 PM
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Okay.......but you cracked it, yourself. It didn't break on it's own. Don't be a liar, just buy a new upper plenum and put it on; they seem to go pretty cheap on the forum from people who have replaced theirs with an aftermarket piece.
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12-29-2007, 09:05 PM
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#8
12-29-2007, 09:28 PM
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OK, did you install the bolt spacers? They support the plenum to keep this from happening. Those bolts should ONLY be tightened with a torque wrench!
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#9
12-29-2007, 10:49 PM
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Ya I just bought an upper plenum from a member here and am going to install it myself. I didnt have a torque wrench with me and I stupidly tried to do it anyway. I know its my fault, it was a stupid mistake. Thanks for all your input guys.
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#10
12-29-2007, 10:51 PM
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No worries man, everyone messes up sometimes.
 Definitely a good idea to use a torque wrench on the plenum. Those bolts are way too easy to overtorque.
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12-29-2007, 10:52 PM
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i hate to say it, but by remembering what happened to you, i now know what NOT to do!!!
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