Oil breather???

[christomk3gti]

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 

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 

[avengedslayer]

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

[robz]

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

[loki86]

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

[robz]

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

[christomk3gti]

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

[robz]

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

[christomk3gti]

Ohhhhhh sounds abit butchering lol 

[robz]

be brutal:D
no fear!!

[Wayne]

New pipes are available from VW.