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Offline snozan

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Crankcase breather hose ABF
« on: 30 June 2014, 19:44 »
Looking for some tips for a mate.

His Crankcase breather hose is a total mess, and VW canceled it. So does anyone have a tip of what he could do? or is there even aftermarket ones?

Any help is much appreciated  :smiley:

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Re: Crankcase breather hose ABF
« Reply #1 on: 30 June 2014, 20:04 »
The problem is the hose is different size each end,otherwise you could use any bit of hose knocking around,i ended up making a reducer out of steel fitted between two different size pipes,got rid of that nasty smell

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Re: Crankcase breather hose ABF
« Reply #2 on: 30 June 2014, 20:14 »
The problem is the hose is different size each end,otherwise you could use any bit of hose knocking around,i ended up making a reducer out of steel fitted between two different size pipes,got rid of that nasty smell

Oh, tell me more how you did :) Sounds intressting :)
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Re: Crankcase breather hose ABF
« Reply #3 on: 30 June 2014, 20:41 »
Get a piece of rubber hose that will fits the breather filter box,find a piece of steel pipe that fits in the rubber hose,you will need to put a bend in the smaller steel pipe,do the same again from the engine block side find a piece of rubber hose to fit the block breather outlet and then a short piece of steel pipe to fit in that rubber hose,cut everything to length and weld the two steel pipes together,hope that makes sense

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Re: Crankcase breather hose ABF
« Reply #4 on: 30 June 2014, 20:46 »
Get a piece of rubber hose that will fits the breather filter box,find a piece of steel pipe that fits in the rubber hose,you will need to put a bend in the smaller steel pipe,do the same again from the engine block side find a piece of rubber hose to fit the block breather outlet and then a short piece of steel pipe to fit in that rubber hose,cut everything to length and weld the two steel pipes together,hope that makes sense

Yes it did, thank you :)

Found this, is this something that could be used? http://www.do88.se/en/artiklar/silicone-hose-_-hoses/silicone-hose-black/reducing-elbow-2/index.html

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Re: Crankcase breather hose ABF
« Reply #5 on: 30 June 2014, 21:29 »
Don't think they will work sizewise,you need to get the old pipe off and replicate the length ,shape and size if you cant get a oe replacement  :smiley:

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Re: Crankcase breather hose ABF
« Reply #6 on: 30 June 2014, 21:41 »
Don't think they will work sizewise,you need to get the old pipe off and replicate the length ,shape and size if you cant get a oe replacement  :smiley:

Typichal :smiley: But in some way i feels like you can use some of it, it is reduced and has the shape
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Re: Crankcase breather hose ABF
« Reply #7 on: 30 June 2014, 21:54 »
It really is simple to do once you get started  :wink:

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Re: Crankcase breather hose ABF
« Reply #8 on: 30 June 2014, 22:10 »
It really is simple to do once you get started  :wink:

Yea, hope so :) Provided the info to my mate. But i was also intressted myself. My hose wont live forever either
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Re: Crankcase breather hose ABF
« Reply #9 on: 30 June 2014, 22:58 »
Easy,take the abf out and fit 1.8t ,I don't have to deal with that hose now  :whistle: