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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: christomk3gti on 26 September 2009, 16:34

Title: Oil breather???
Post by: christomk3gti on 26 September 2009, 16:34

looking at my car today to find the leaky boot in a earlier post.... I've just noticed something else.... grrr... wish i hadnt looked now  :grin:

Anyway... 8v GTI... Top of the Engine Head... is a black box bolted to the head with what looks like 2 soft rubber pipes coming from it, top one goes to the air intake and the bottom one goes to the bottom of the engine... Anyway... the bottom pipe routes down and passes past the cam belt cover. I noticed abit of oil on cam belt cover, lifted up the pipe and found it has a little leak. not bad leak...

Are these easy to change?

Christo  :cool:

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: avengedslayer on 26 September 2009, 17:09

easy peasy i replaced mine with brand new ones  a month ago, as mine were totally perished  :smiley:

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: robz on 26 September 2009, 17:11

just your oil breather pipes mate...
piss easy to change, 2 min job!!
:D

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: loki86 on 26 September 2009, 17:16

thread jack for a sec but may help
can you replace the breather with an aftermarket breather?

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: robz on 26 September 2009, 17:20

yeah, have a search mate, i was having a conversation about it the other day, i got some good advice ;)

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: christomk3gti on 26 September 2009, 17:42

thanks.

I'm guessing i will have to remove the black box off the head to replace them then.

I'll go to Vw for the new pipes.

Thanks

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: robz on 26 September 2009, 17:45

no, just give them a good tug!!
but be careful not to tear the rubber bung in the head(under the box)

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: christomk3gti on 26 September 2009, 17:46

Ohhhhhh sounds abit butchering lol  :huh:

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: robz on 26 September 2009, 17:53

be brutal:D
no fear!!

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: Wayne on 26 September 2009, 22:05

New pipes are available from VW.

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: shepgti on 27 September 2009, 13:24

Quote from: Wayne on 26 September 2009, 22:05

New pipes are available from VW.

at a serious cost i might add

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: christomk3gti on 28 September 2009, 00:59

really??

how much?

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: axewielder on 29 September 2009, 12:39

get scrap ones FTW :cool:

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: Wayne on 29 September 2009, 12:51

Quote from: shepgti on 27 September 2009, 13:24

Quote from: Wayne on 26 September 2009, 22:05

New pipes are available from VW.

at a serious cost i might add

Not that expensive, on my 96 AGG the main pipe was £18 + vat, the main breather unit was £45.

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: boneybradley on 29 September 2009, 13:13

the front pipe (from breather to above oil filter was £42) from vw for me!!

Title: Re: Oil breather???
Post by: christomk3gti on 30 September 2009, 09:59

cheers guys i'll have to go buy one.