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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Rob Zombie on 13 December 2012, 17:37
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Hi guys
In getting a strange air leak... It seems to be from the pipe on the right just behind the manifold.
When I pull it up, the car starts to idle nicely again.
Can anyone help with wht pipe this is?
Any help would be appreciated
Cheers
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just a rough guess sounds like your vacum hose
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Okay cheers - when I pull it up - it stop hissing. Quite strange :s
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Hi Guys,
Finally managed to graba picture of my engine bay and circled where the problem lays in the photo below. If i pull the pipe up, the leak stops. It only starts again if I give the car some beans.
(http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff366/robbeasley/problem_zpsfe67c896.jpeg)
Can anyone advise if they ahve come across this problem before - or part numbers for this pipe etc?
Cheers
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replace that with a catch can, problem solved
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Thanks mate - can you advise whatt he pip actually is and what's it function? what would the catch can do to sort my problem out?
I'm new to the mk4's you see! :grin:
Ta
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looks like a brake booster pipe to me :undecided:
but its a different engine to mine so unless it links into the PCV somewhere...
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http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=mk4+golf+catch+can&start=303&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&tbm=isch&tbnid=23IaHY1_ty_6PM:&imgrefurl=http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/432664.aspx&docid=TCV2yXpg9i63oM&imgurl=http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j421/LEBMK4GTI/DSC00547_800x600.jpg&w=800&h=600&ei=Oh3LUPH0M4el4ATcgIGACg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=2&vpy=262&dur=1922&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=103&ty=90&sig=118343242820796282898&page=13&tbnh=144&tbnw=197&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:300,i:13&biw=1152&bih=667 (http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=mk4+golf+catch+can&start=303&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&tbm=isch&tbnid=23IaHY1_ty_6PM:&imgrefurl=http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/432664.aspx&docid=TCV2yXpg9i63oM&imgurl=http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j421/LEBMK4GTI/DSC00547_800x600.jpg&w=800&h=600&ei=Oh3LUPH0M4el4ATcgIGACg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=2&vpy=262&dur=1922&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=103&ty=90&sig=118343242820796282898&page=13&tbnh=144&tbnw=197&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:300,i:13&biw=1152&bih=667)
not the clearest of piks but you get the idea, it replaces the entire PVC system, and get rid of most of that crappy rubber stuff
at work will give details later
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PVC system
Not more window sellers :grin:
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PVC system
Not more window sellers :grin:
PVC...picky Sod :laugh:
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lol! :cool:
got a work "shindigg" tonight but will take the pipes out tomorrow (with a hangover) and see where the hissing is coming from - hopefully it's an easy fix!
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Found the culprit,
When I took the covers off, I could see what appears to be s0me sort of plug on the end of the pipe I circled in the picture above.mit seemed to have popped out... There doesn't seem to be any clips to hold it in.
So I just taped it up until I can get a bit of day light to take the bracket off to get a better look.
Seems to be fine now now:)
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if it is part of the brake booster then no they are not held in with anything, even the one on the master cylinder is just pushed in
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What would you recommend on hold tht puppy in?
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it should just push in, I have seen some with a piece of rubber around the pipe to make it snug but I dont have the same engine so couldnt even check for you
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I'm sure there's a few things I can do - I've placed a bit of tape round it at the moment just for temporary measures until I think of a decent solution :evil: