What Is It?

[Ross]

On the driver's side of the engine compartment, mounted just behind the headlight, is a small white plastic box that says "Marauder." It has a black tube coming out of the top, and a hole on the bottom. The tube goes down a little ways and disappears under some kind of electronic looking thingamajig.
Quiz for the day:
What the heck is it?

[RubberCtyRauder]

It's the muffler for the air ride compressor

[Ross]

I am almost tempted to believe that, but...
(wish I was more of a gearhead)

[sailsmen]

Blow away that smoke around your head, dreaming a new and you will believe it!

[Ross]

It just looks so funny sitting there with a tube coming out of the top, an empty hole at the bottom, and there is no way for me to easily see where the tube goes. There is even a part of the box that is cracked and broken. Looks like the kind of thing that you could take out and never even miss, not that I am going to try that.

[RF Overlord]

What RubberCtyRauder said...take out the air filter box and you'll see very clearly that the hose goes to the RAS compressor.

[Ross]

So air comes up from the Compressor through the hose, into the top of the plastic box and then right out the bottom?

[RF Overlord]

It's a muffler for the air vented from the air springs when the car lowers.

[Spectragod]

It's a muffler for the air vented from the air springs when the car lowers.

I put dual mufflers on mine, mo' power!

[Ross]

Never would have thought of a muffler for the air suspension.

[Turbov6Bryan]

It's a muffler for the air vented from the air springs when the car lowers.

Is that what this muffler does? The black hose from the muffler goes to
The head unit of the compressor, screwdriver pointing to it

I do hear air escaping every time I shut my doors on my marauders

Here is a picture of my spare unit

[fastblackmerc]

Never would have thought of a muffler for the air suspension.

The Mercury engineers thought of everything!

[Shaijack]

Do not remove it. It is worth 5 additional horse power and will void the warrenty

[BAD MERC]

I replace mine every 10,000 miles. It's the battery filter.

[Ross]

What kind of oil do I use in it?

[stevengerard]

I just lost mine, fell off some how. Would like another if someone has an extra

[Turbov6Bryan]

I just lost mine, fell off some how. Would like another if someone has an extra

There's one on eBay for 70.00 :eek:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/252419599807

I'll sell you my marauder filter for 38.00 shipped out Monday

Paypal is turbov6bryan@live.com

Make sure your address is correct

[Ross]

Steven, since you lost yours do you notice any difference in anything?

[stevengerard]

nope, though my compressor hardly runs, maybe because I replaced the compressor a few years back. I just always liked seeing that little whit piece that said Marauder. To me its interesting to see such an insignificant part of a car be labeled specifically for that car.

[lji372]

I put dual mufflers on mine, mo' power!

i used magnaflows :banana2::banana2::banana2:

[GetMeMyStogie]

The head unit of the compressor, screwdriver pointing to it


That cube you're pointing to is the vent solenoid.