Stuff under my box? [Read Please]
#1
Stuff under my box? [Read Please]
I was taking a look under the back end of my xB this afternoon to see what was under there and how big the JDM spare tire stamping was, and I found a variety of plastic or metal boxes and a bunch of loomed hoses under there. What concerned me was that they were just sitting under there, unprotected from debris. There wasn't even any kind of plastic shield over them, like you would find on the bottom of an engine compartment.
Did the factory or the dealer forget to put something on? I'm concerned about the longevity of the parts under there, because they look fragile.
What are some of these boxes and hoses for?
I'll try to take a picture tomorrow in case you aren't sure what I'm talking about
Thanks
Did the factory or the dealer forget to put something on? I'm concerned about the longevity of the parts under there, because they look fragile.
What are some of these boxes and hoses for?
I'll try to take a picture tomorrow in case you aren't sure what I'm talking about
Thanks
#4
The black plastic box and hoses are fuel evaporation system related. And yeah it might have been nice to protect them a bit more...but they are probably fine unless you drive on gravel all the time.
#5
iheartzombies.........."Mine is like that too. I think, not sure, it's the "black box" that records movements and stuff prior to a wreck." ..........., LMAO, state of the art stuff for under $15,000. i think , no, no..........lol
#7
Originally Posted by jmseals
iheartzombies.........."Mine is like that too. I think, not sure, it's the "black box" that records movements and stuff prior to a wreck." ..........., LMAO, state of the art stuff for under $15,000. i think , no, no..........lol
#8
Yes indeed Event data recorders are in place on the xB's. I think that this unit may be part of the requirements of OBD2...not sure on this...but the data recorder is part of the electronics on the car.
#10
Originally Posted by jmseals
iheartzombies.........."Mine is like that too. I think, not sure, it's the "black box" that records movements and stuff prior to a wreck." ..........., LMAO, state of the art stuff for under $15,000. i think , no, no..........lol
#12
Not to add fuel to the fire, but we also have Vehicle Stability Control, which you can't find on many other cars under $30K. If you think EDR's are "state of the art," wait until you lose control on a snowy road, only to have the frickin' car take over the steering and braking FOR YOU. @_@
Saved my life the first winter I had the car. Never seen anything like it. O.O If I hadn't known exactly what was happening, I'd have thought I was driving a Transformer, because I swear on my honor the car drove itself.
Anyway, Toyota was absolutely brilliant in their decisions of what to put on and what to skip to keep the car low-cost, and of course, that's why I bought the car. I'd rather have VSC over cruise control any day.
About the only thing they left out is side airbags. *COUGH COUGH* And I have a FUNNY FEELING that they might pop them onto the next model.
Saved my life the first winter I had the car. Never seen anything like it. O.O If I hadn't known exactly what was happening, I'd have thought I was driving a Transformer, because I swear on my honor the car drove itself.
Anyway, Toyota was absolutely brilliant in their decisions of what to put on and what to skip to keep the car low-cost, and of course, that's why I bought the car. I'd rather have VSC over cruise control any day.
About the only thing they left out is side airbags. *COUGH COUGH* And I have a FUNNY FEELING that they might pop them onto the next model.
#15
You could. It certainly shouldn't hurt. But you likely don't really need to. Do you drive offroad in the desert alot? (maybe in this case is would make sense) (I would think that damage is only likely if you are offroad or driving on gravel alot.)
#17
Originally Posted by HondAudio
So should I fabricate a protective covering out of sheet metal? ;)
In fact, I would almost bet that if you drove a bone dry car over wet roads for a half hour, you wouldn't even see much more than road mist making it up there, but it's just a hunch.
#18
The plastic boxes and conduits are tougher than one might expect, and they're tucked well up in there. I wouldn't be concerned about it in the least. Well, unless I had a really long semi-offroad driveway, or used the box to explore a lot of unimproved dirt roads...
The evap emissions control pump kicked on while I was installing my swaybar- spooked me, for sure... but reading the manual, it does that automagically, as required..
The evap emissions control pump kicked on while I was installing my swaybar- spooked me, for sure... but reading the manual, it does that automagically, as required..
#19
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I used the stock rear heatsheild to make a heatsheild for the evap box. ( i had to sheild the box with my center exhaust , thus not needing it in teh stock location as theres no muffler there)
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