........ you're going to want to loosen that little screw on the collar,
pop them back together, and then re-tighten the screw. that's terrible for your engine.
you should take that back to wherever you bought it a.s.a.p. and show them, or
even better, call them.

 

thanks for the response, i tightened it on before and it fell off again, there wasn't much slack when i tried to push the two pieces back together. And just exactly how bad is it for my engine.. should i be driving and how do i know its working right?

 

Not bad. Put it back on correctly with force and leave it.

Nothing you can do with the seller.. bought as is.
Bring someone that knows stuff about cars next time you ever buy a car.

 

Basically, you had unfiltered air going into your engine.... not good.

 

you need to take it to the dealer. i had the same problem and it only cost 299.00 for them to pop it back on

Come on... Do not take it to the dealer. It is not a dealer part. Do what you need to do to get it back together. Tighten it as tight as you can get it with hand tools and then a little tighter with power tools.

Basically, you had unfiltered air going into your engine.... not good.

x2

 

I believe 5200 was joking.
Unfiltered air going through engine for a short amount of time = who gives a shit.

 

Unless you have butterflies and Madagascar hissing cockroaches crawling around your engine bay you shouldn't really worry.

 

Don't velocity stacks not use any sort of filter? What about ITB's? You don't see many filters on those either so I would say not to worry. You would know if it sucked up something large enough to hurt something I think.

 

that's cus it's either a show car or they did a half-assed job.

 

Are you serious dude? If air filters were not important, they wouldnt be put on a car in the first place. I say get that thing put on asap.
If its the clamp that goes from the intake onto the intake manifold thats not working, just go to autozone or somewhere of the sort and buy a new rubber fitting for it for around $15. Its a cheap fix, and anybody that says the filter isnt important, is an idiot.

 

There are race cars that do not use filters, because they only run for a small amount of time. A car can run unfiltered for a period of time with no drawbacks.

To the OP: Just re-attach that bypass valve to the intake pipe using the hose clamp tha's on it and you should be fine. Also, it kinda looks like the bypass valve is starting to deteriorate. You might want to replace it with a new one or to just replace it with a rubber sleeve and some hose clamps. If you are in an area where you never have to worry about submersing the end of the intake in water, you don't really need it anyway, IMO.

 

Man dont go to the dealer to get it fixed or honda period i was trying to get an OEM intake and they said i needed new fuel rails and throttle body they said a ball park estimate of around 3000.00 so i bought an after market intake.

 

i agree, unfiltered air for a short amount of time probably isn't that bad. but if he just bought the car that way who knows how long it's been like that for. it would generally be a common courtesy from a dealer if he bought it from a dealer to fix it. even if it is just a $5 part, that's still $5 in his pocket and less hassle for someone who isn't "too engine savvy".

 

I agree. Any reputable dealer will fix small stuff like that... i would strongly stay away from cars that have been "modded" unless it's spotlessly done. :dontgetit:

 

i think bluelude85 has the right idea just find a longer rubber sleeve as a temporary fix until you figure out why it doesnt fit right. just remember to fix it permenantly as soon as possible

 

Cold air intake not connected properly?
I just recently purchased my prelude and just noticed that the cold air intake tube or pipe (not sure what to call it) is not connected properly.
I have some pics..and some questions
How to fix it, (just pop it back together)?
is it bad that my car has been running with it unconnected?
how do i know that my cold air intake is working correctly?
Thanks alot guys, I'm not too engine savvy..but I'm learning.

not only is the intake tube not connected, at the very top of your first pic there is a small breather filter on the valve cover breather connection on the intake tube (the tiny filter that is pretty much touching your MSD coil). You should either get a rubber tube and run the tube from the intake tube to where the filter attached to the valve cover vent tube on the back of the valve cover. that would be the first option, the other is plug the intake tube where the tiny little breather filter is and put that breather filter on the valve cover vent.

The tube method is the closest to stock, that is how mine is.

 

LOL I just noticed that! Who ever installed had NO idea what they were doing. The breather filter goes on the valve cover not on the intake.