# Ford Contour Air-Inlet O-Ring

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-contour-air-inlet-o-ring/8746>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 27, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-contour-air-inlet-o-ring/8746 "2007-12-27T22:36:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dave\_dawson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@dave\_dawson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dave_dawson)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-contour-air-inlet-o-ring/8746/1 "2007-12-27T22:36:27Z")

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The o-ring sits over the o.d. of the throttle-body. It is torn. It leaks air and creates an error-code (so I’ll fail inspection). Ford does not sell the o-ring. You must buy the entire plenum($76). It seems a bit “steep” for one o-ring. How am I wrong(???), and is there another solution.( junkyards do not seem to be able to help much). Thanks for your help.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-contour-air-inlet-o-ring/8746/2 "2007-12-27T22:40:51Z")

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See if you can make your own! Get a piece of rubber and an X-acto knife and see if you can duplicate the original.

Tester

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-contour-air-inlet-o-ring/8746/3 "2007-12-27T23:05:21Z")

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I agree. Use material from the parts store so you don’t have to worry about chemical attack or heat degradation. You may even be able to find a really similar O-ring at the store if you ignore the package application labels and just browse…with the dimensions and a tape measure in hand.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 1:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-contour-air-inlet-o-ring/8746/4 "2007-12-28T01:46:59Z")

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What engine? Is this what you’re talking about?  
[http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=FEL&MfrPartNumber=61105](http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=FEL&MfrPartNumber=61105)