I doubt the ā27 facelift bumperās opening is sized bigger than the OEM intercooler.
Iāll probably wait to take the bumper off again until I have a radiator to swap as well, but if anyone else is in there looking at itā¦
yea I have a larger intercooler and someone recently posted a picture of theirs after some miles showing the bottom couple inches not getting dirty (and presumably airflow).
I do not, havenāt gotten one (yet). I think it probably would, but one concern would be as with most other oil cap replacements, metal threads going in and out of the plastic valve cover. Itās been okay on my focus but still wary.
One could get a correctly-sized hose clamp, of which somebody might have posted a picture, not over-tighten it and call it a day. (I still like adding a check valve before the IM)
Or you could ignore all that and listen to this one guy.
There is a PCV valve in the valve cover, Part no. 17130-RPY-G01
Vacuum from the intake manifold draws flow from the valve cover, with the other side that connects between the intake and turbo inlet providing an input of metered air. In addition to relieving crankcase pressure, this actively...