how severe is the damage if dust has gotten inside the engine where the air filter goes?

 

shouldnt be a big deal.... think about it do you really think the filter keep out all the dust... how much are we talking about though if its like 5 lbs of dust then i dunno.... but if the car isnt acting strange after that happened your fine, my friend rides around with a toyota MR2 with the ram air snorkle looking thing with no filter.... if his **** aint dead yet youll be fine haha

 

that is not a big deal whatsoever

blow it out with an air hose and call it good

 

That depends on how much and what kind of dust.Unless you've run it on a dirt road behind a dump truck you shouldn't have anything to worry about.I would go inside the intake tube and clean any thing inside out and maybe change the oil and filter.The design of the airbox with no filter at all should keep most heavier and more damaging material out of your engine.

 

Not a big deal. Take the tube off and run it through some water and dry it really good then put it back on.

 

before i pulled the 6 cylinder out of my car i ran it with some dirt in the carb. it ran rough for a few minutes and ran fine afterwards.

 

The tube that they are referring to is a Throttle Body Inlet Pipe, which connects into the T.B. and out to the filter.

Take the filter off, unclamp the Inlet Pipe from the TB. Clean inside.