What is this pipe?

[squeakyduck]

Hey all,

I have been doing some repairs on my golf and I found this pipe that is leaking oil. Is it an oil breather line? It is the pipe that goes into a plastic box. It is located directly behind the dipstick and it leads up to the plastic box on the rocker cover.

[Khare]

It is indeed the breather hose. It's very common for them to break, from the hot/cold cycles and age, the rubber they're made out of becomes brittle and easily cracks and snaps. There should be a horseshoe clip that holds it into the black box. Remove that, and you should see an O-ring. Give it all a good clean and replace the O-ring if needed.

[itavaltalainen]

also, i don't see a clip on the photo that should normally be there? is this below the pipe or just not there?

if not there, get a new o-ring and clip, that can help. only 100% solution is to get new pipe but vw want a fortune for a new one.

[sharki786]

Thats the wrong pipe. That also looks like a rubber pipe. Correct1 is a hard plastic 1.

[spikenipple]

If you need one of these breather pipes I have one here in good nick 

[squeakyduck]

Thanks for the info guys!

The pipe that is currently there is made from a soft plastic and it is crap to be honest. It is split into two pieces and jointed with a crappy plastic joiner.

I say i will buy this kit off ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oil-Breather-Hose-Pipe-VW-GOLF-MK3-GTI-8V-037103211-037103493AE-037103213B-/111000903983?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19d82b612f

What do you think?

[itavaltalainen]

Main pipe (bendy long one) is the correct one, the second short one might not be.
But for 20£ get it..... you don't wanna know how much VW take for just that long one!