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is the vacuum filter really needed

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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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is the vacuum filter really needed

just clean up my engine bay and was wondering if the vacuum filter in the break booster line was needed. it looks like half of the modded picks i see don't have them

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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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that's not a vacuum filter, but a check valve. it IS needed in the car.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 08:25 PM
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dose any one make one with out the 90* angle in it

edit i am not talking about the white thing in the break booster i am talking about the black thing that is in line with a apart # of 17070814

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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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go to a auto parts store and walk around until you see all different ones hanging on the shelf, buy the style that you like which uses the same size hose.
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