Bought a CRP Industries idle air hose, sold under the Elaplast brand (the one from the idle air valve to the intake), and finally got around to fitting it. You all know how buried in the engine it is, so I get everything off and find out that the damned thing is so mismolded and made funny that it won't fit for ****. Vacuum leak waiting to happen. Doh! I'd send it back but I bought it two years ago and just now figured I'd replace it. LOL live and learn. In the trash it goes.

Anyone contemplating doing this, get a dealer part.

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'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S 6k
'06 Ducati S2R800 14k(sold)

had the same experience working on my friend's 300CE. the hose that has the cold start injector is not easy to re/re! got the dealer part, it wasn't a whole lot more money.

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Bought TruckTech (sp?) versions of M103 hoses... they were also terrible. Bought deal ones... perfection.

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2005 MBZ C55 AMG "Lorelai" @ 165,000 miles
1991 MBZ 300E "Benzachino II" @ 165,000 miles
1990 MBZ 500SL "Shoshanna" @ 118,000 miles

(On the hunt for a good used M103 engine as of 6/10/23, PM me if you have one to sell!)

Same brand, same experience! The one for the Head side was so poorly molded I didn't think I should even use it so I went to the dealer and got a good one. Not much more $. I did use the intake side hose, it fit good but developed a 1 1/2" crack just a year later (as opposed to the original that lasted nearly 20 years). Absolute crap.

Those gasser air hoses are minimally more expensive at the stealer, never worth aftermarket junk.

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'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Not only is it not the correct 'bend', the ends won't push all the way onto their respective connections to gain adequate purchase on the fittings. Also get this - I had to drill out the cold start injector hole. The hole was there, but the bottom dead-ended. Don't know who is responsible for making these things but they haven't done their homework.

I have a Meyle for the intake boot side. It fits but I'm not sure it will last LOL. At least it's easier to get to if I need to replace it again.

Pelican should be made aware of this garbage they are selling LOL

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'02 BMW 325i
'85 300D 450k
'93 190E 2.6 170k(killed by tree)
'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S 6k
'06 Ducati S2R800 14k(sold)