Stock air box lid not sealing

[DieselMech]

Any of you other degens ever have an issue with the lid of the stock air box not sealing? Everything is screwed down tight as far as the lid but you can see a small gap where both sections join (not enough to cause a leak imo) but I can see and feel some fine dust particles in the maf housing and induction hose. Ive been using a ram air drop in filter but I have an oem one in there for now just because it seems to seal better. Anyone else having or had this issue?

 

[PunkST]

I had a screw strip out a hole in mine. Idk why ford didnt use sone sort of clips instead. It could be that your lid or box has a slight warp in it. Its plastic after all. You could try some super compressable foam with a sticky backing around the edge.

 

[DieselMech]

Interim fix is to wrap the joining sections with duct tape till I figure a more permanent fix


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[PunkST]

As long as it works.

 

[DieselMech]

As long as it works.

If it works, it ain’t stupid [emoji1009]


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[PunkST]

Yup. I knownthe mountune lower asks for you to actually warp the lid to make sure its sealed. Another thing to check is to see if the rubber edge has a spot with excess material making the lid bind.

 

[DieselMech]

Yup. I knownthe mountune lower asks for you to actually warp the lid to make sure its sealed. Another thing to check is to see if the rubber edge has a spot with excess material making the lid bind.

It’s definitely not sealed vertically or horizontally but seals fine at the 4 points it secures too so it may very well be warped.


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[PunkST]

Hmmm. How big is the gap? Might be worth it to order a new lid.

 

[PunkST]

Or you can try a heat gun, some shims, and a table clamp to push the corners back up. But id be worried about warping it further

 

[DieselMech]

It’s definitely not sealed vertically or horizontally but seals fine at the 4 points it secures too so it may very well be warped.


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Rubber seal was the first I checked, I may smear some grease on the Rubber seal and see how that does to seal it.


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[DieselMech]

Hmmm. How big is the gap? Might be worth it to order a new lid.

About 1/8 at its widest point


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[MRX330]

It may be sitting on the edge like mine but still sealed

 

[MRX330]

I’m going back to stock paper filter anyway

 

[DieselMech]

I’m going back to stock paper filter anyway

Same


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[Clint Beastwood]

Put some silicone grease on one surface, screwnit together, then take it back apart and see if you got 100% contact first

 

[MRX330]

Same
No oil bullshit and better filtering

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[MRX330]

Put some silicone grease on one surface, screwnit together, then take it back apart and see if you got 100% contact first

Squeezing it in there may pop it up for no seal though

 

[MRX330]

I’d rather clamp the shit out of it on top and keep the seal

 

[MRX330]

But back to paper so my comments are moot

 

[DieselMech]

I’d rather clamp the shit out of it on top and keep the seal

This is the most likely route since I don't want to go to a conical filter which would just defeat the point of my big mouth.