Bigwake
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- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
Hey all, it’s my first post and I’m honestly embarrassed to have to ask this question.
I just picked up a 1997 Mountaineer AWD with the 5.0L V8. I noticed the hose clamp that connects the intake tube to the air filter box was missing and the other clamp on that same tube attached to the throttle body (?) is broken as well. They’re the slotted hose clamps to allow for the raised pieces of that intake tube to fit through the cuts/slots in the hose clamps.
I’ve searched all over the web and here and I just cannot find the clamps. When I try searching different parts websites, the diagrams all show a cylindrical air filter (and no hose clamps) but my vehicle has the rectangular air filter box, not the cylinder style.
I’ll upload photos of my broken clamp, the diagram listed for my 97 (which shows the wrong airbox) and a diagram for some other newer Ford models that shows the similar-looking setup to what my truck has.
Any help in either finding the correct hose clamp or a slotted alternative hose clamp that could work is very much appreciated. I’d rather not just use a regular hose clamp and have it sit wonky on the raised rubber sections of the tube.
Thanks
I just picked up a 1997 Mountaineer AWD with the 5.0L V8. I noticed the hose clamp that connects the intake tube to the air filter box was missing and the other clamp on that same tube attached to the throttle body (?) is broken as well. They’re the slotted hose clamps to allow for the raised pieces of that intake tube to fit through the cuts/slots in the hose clamps.
I’ve searched all over the web and here and I just cannot find the clamps. When I try searching different parts websites, the diagrams all show a cylindrical air filter (and no hose clamps) but my vehicle has the rectangular air filter box, not the cylinder style.
I’ll upload photos of my broken clamp, the diagram listed for my 97 (which shows the wrong airbox) and a diagram for some other newer Ford models that shows the similar-looking setup to what my truck has.
Any help in either finding the correct hose clamp or a slotted alternative hose clamp that could work is very much appreciated. I’d rather not just use a regular hose clamp and have it sit wonky on the raised rubber sections of the tube.
Thanks