Newbie with a question -95 Grand Am

[ocho]

Hello, glad I finally found a place like this. I own a 95 Grand Am Gt with a 3.1l engine -I love it and I've put some money into it. It's in my buddys shop right now getting more money put into it and the air intake hose has a rip in it and it's been ripped for a while. I need to replace it, but it seems every junkyard I go to doesn't have the part, most parts places either don't carry it or have no idea what I'm talking about. Am I not stating the part correctly? My buddy says I need to look in the junkyards because the only place he could find it was from the dealer which would be over a hundred dollars for a piece of rubber -I am half tempted to glue the rip.

[GTP Dad]

Purchase a tube of silicone sealer or gasket material and patch the hose. Let it dry and it should be as good as new. Just make sure to patch it on the outside of the hose.

[skibum1111]

It's a very common part to fail, especially on older cars as the heat in the engine compartment causes the rubber to deteriorate. If the rip in the hose is not close to the engine, duct tape will even work in a pinch, just remember that its not a high heat product and should not be used as a permanent fix.

[Ridenour]

I'm not sure what component your referring too in your individual intake layout, but if it's a 3-inch section of coupling, you should be able to buy different lengthed sections w/ hose clamps at a hardware store such as home depot. DIY-ers are always cheaper then OEM replacements - but if you want to get the exact right OEM part, and you can't find it at a junkyard, go to a dealer and they can look up the part number and order it for you. Good luck.

[ocho]

GTP Dad wrote:

Purchase a tube of silicone sealer or gasket material and patch the hose. Let it dry and it should be as good as new. Just make sure to patch it on the outside of the hose.

Thank you, that is exactly what I wanted to do in the first place when I got so frustrated -well except I was going to use Shoe Goo that heavy duty stuff. I'll use the silicone sealer, I just wasn't sure if the heat of the engine would affect it. Hopefully I'll find the part for a more reasonable price here soon. Oh and duct tape was always in the back of my mind skibum -shoe goo and duct tape and that thing will never fall apart.

Thanks guys for the replys, I'm sure we'll be talking again here soon, hehe.