split hose, but what is this for

[gtiscott]

noticed today that the hose at the top of the picture has split, what is this hose for? and is it easily replaced?



cheers
Scott

[dubmad]

cant realy make it out. but it looks like brake sevo pipe. or where does it go to. 
 is it a gti 

[gtiscott]

sorry, heres a better pic

[dubmad]

.only know 8v's off hand.sorry never owned 16v.  but its still looks like a brake servo pipe to me thou  can you see where it goes to then?

[gtiscott]

you can see on this picture where it goes



scott

[Paul86S2]

Its the pipe giving vacuum from the manifold to the brake servo. Coonection at manifold end is a rubber elbow with hose clips which is easily accesible, cant see the connection at the brake servo end, could be difficult to get to.

Paul

[gtiscott]

does it affect the brakes?

[Paul86S2]

if its splits all the way through you will lose servo assistance on the brakes which will mean you will have to push the pedal a lot harder to get them to work.
Looks like its a push fit into the servo, so as long as you can get your hand in there it should be easy to replace.

Paul

PS sort it sooner rather than later

[gtiscott]

i will get it tomorrow hopefully

[gtiscott]

getting this part on monday, hope its an easy swap