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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 12:44

Title: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 12:44

Just got my silicone tip and noticed while reading thru the guide I found on fitting one that the metal nipple for the vacuum isn't there!! Do indeed it??

It's on a AUM ko3s

Cheers

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: jamie16v on 27 June 2013, 15:01

where by is it?. if its right by the turbo end it`ll be for the charcoal canister evap pipe. can be blocked off if you do a evap delete.

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 15:41

In the first pic top left and bottom right

http://www.ottawa-vdubbing.com/forums/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=8651

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: rfn_hodgson on 27 June 2013, 15:55

this one you mean mate??

(http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t395/rfn_hodgson/7f4f3c72-951f-465c-99b9-396c41b34183_zpsad91b54b.jpg) (http://s1057.photobucket.com/user/rfn_hodgson/media/7f4f3c72-951f-465c-99b9-396c41b34183_zpsad91b54b.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 16:51

 :whistle:

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 16:56

If the one at the top is just blanked off I can sort that  :smiley: but the one at the bottom, is that just a small piece of tube so that you can put a jubilee clip round the vacuum hose to hold it there???


(http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc233/1330gt/image-15.jpg) (http://s215.photobucket.com/user/1330gt/media/image-15.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 16:57

Quote from: rfn_hodgson on 27 June 2013, 15:55

this one you mean mate??

(http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t395/rfn_hodgson/7f4f3c72-951f-465c-99b9-396c41b34183_zpsad91b54b.jpg) (http://s1057.photobucket.com/user/rfn_hodgson/media/7f4f3c72-951f-465c-99b9-396c41b34183_zpsad91b54b.jpg.html)

Yes mate that's the one

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 18:06

Anyone  :cool: wanted to fit it tonight, pinched a couple of valves from the spray gun spares box at work I have one that fits the feed at the turbo end so if its just something to hold the vacuum hose to I will crack on with it!!!

Sould I use something to "glue" the valve or just use one that's a nice tight fit???

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: jamie16v on 27 June 2013, 19:40

you can cut a bit of rubber pipe to make a coupler and put a tight fitting bolt into it as a temporary fix  .
then use one of these Silicone Blanking Caps (http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=silicone blanking cap&_fscr=1) when you get it  :smiley:

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 19:53

Cheers Jamie

What about the other can I fit a a valve I've pinched from work and how would I make it secure??

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: jamie16v on 27 June 2013, 21:21

what other are you on about, what valve too? :undecided:

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 21:28

(http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t395/rfn_hodgson/7f4f3c72-951f-465c-99b9-396c41b34183_zpsad91b54b.jpg) (http://s1057.photobucket.com/user/rfn_hodgson/media/7f4f3c72-951f-465c-99b9-396c41b34183_zpsad91b54b.jpg.html)
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This one

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 21:30

I do t have it!! Can I fit a small piece of "tube"so the vacuum hose has something for the jubilee clip to fix to??

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: jamie16v on 27 June 2013, 21:31

have you delelted your charcoal evap canister?

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: jamie16v on 27 June 2013, 21:32

i used a plastic barbed connector iirc..

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 21:35

I'm not sure what or where the the charcole canister is lol....so I assume I still have it

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: jamie16v on 27 June 2013, 21:48

lol and you want it fitted tonight?.... :laugh:
it should all be obvous when you take your old one off! youre probably still going to need a barbed coupler though.. 12mm was what i needed for my s3 TIP, 10mm seemed ok in my k03s tip

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 22:00

I got one already...just couldn't think of the word so kept calling it a valve!! Lol

So I can blank off the one at the air box end and fit the coupler to the turbo end??

Do I have to remove the charcoals canister and is there anything else I have to remove..I thought it was just a straight swap when doing this  :whistle:

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: jamie16v on 27 June 2013, 22:03

Quote from: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 22:00

I thought it was just a straight swap when doing this  :whistle:

it should pretty much be so!

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 22:07

Ok

I know it late but just to be clear do opt don't I remove the charcoal canister??

Thanks for your time I know there a million and one topics on this

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: jamie16v on 27 June 2013, 22:12

you do not need to remove the evap canister.

a job you might want to do at a later date  :smiley:

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 22:18

Sweet

Just had a quick read up on it seems like a simple job..are there any gains to removing it or is it just to de clutter the bay??

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: jamie16v on 27 June 2013, 22:31

"apparently" cleaner fumes going into the inlet. ive done this mod too as a weight reduction aid.
i can`t see the evap canister reducing octane though  :tongue:

Title: Re: Silicone tip "nipple"
Post by: 150+ on 27 June 2013, 22:50

Cool 

Thanks again for you time mate