Whats this for?

[gwyn]

I have removed this from the air intake filter can. the outer ally sides have broken away and this is now what it looks like
Picture should be attached
there is a hose from the air box that attaches to this, the sides have corroded away and you can now see the magnets (keep jnr. away)
does it collect the metal bits in the air away from the engine??? (pollution)

The big question is... should it be replaced or not

[mud skipper]

some sort of air deionizer, it connects to your hair dryer

[gwyn]

Possibly

[gwyn]

What Hair

[gwyn]

What Hair

[mud skipper]

What Hair

some thing from your youth that mother nature decided you didnt want, but decided that you need nasal and ear hair instead

[GRASSMAN]

Hi mate,

Looks like an electronicalish GPS golf tee to me,
take up golf, and you might beat Tiger Woods
next year, LOL. Other than that no idea. Hehehe.

Gman.

[Apache]

Sounds like a 'snake oil' device. Commonly bought by people looking for wonder cures for the low mpg / low power of these trucks. I'd bin it and not worry about it any longer.

[gwyn]

wow Confused.com now any other idea's greatly accepted....

[mud skipper]

don't stress bro, rip it off and blank the hole up.


what you doin up at 10.45 at night?

[surfenstein]

i dont know about you but it looks like its done a pretty damn good job of removing metal particles from the air.but what i want to know is how the hell did those four bolts get in the air intake in the first place.as others have said throw it away and block the hole up.

[dieselboy]

i couldnt even imagine where you pulled that from.

[MattF]

Any more pics from different angles?

[RickB]

I looked up the japanese symbols (which are upside down in your picture) and it is "Furachi na" which translates into a type of character in MANGA comics, so no help there. I've also looked at my copy of the Toyota Elelctronic Parts Catalogue, and there is nothing like it on a factory built air intake system. So I agree with the rest of the team and Bin it!

[blackpoolsparks]

are those magnets or lead weights on the sides?