# RAV4 carbon problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rav4-carbon-problem/76955>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 26, 2013, 6:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rav4-carbon-problem/76955 "2013-01-26T06:38:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![bzb882](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@bzb882](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bzb882)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rav4-carbon-problem/76955/21 "2013-01-30T21:40:40Z")

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No one?

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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:** [January 30, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rav4-carbon-problem/76955/22 "2013-01-30T21:58:49Z")

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I’d trust the manual. It’s been my personal experience that whenever I try to take shortcuts risks or problems pop their ugly heads up.

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**Author:** ![bzb882](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@bzb882](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bzb882)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rav4-carbon-problem/76955/23 "2013-01-31T00:04:39Z")

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yes, I’m not tying to cut corners. my main concern is that it looks to be a very tight fit with the intake manifold in place, but the manual doesn’t say it needs to be removed. I really just want to make certian that’s the case.

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