Hose question

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Tomster

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• Dec 18, 2020

• #1

Hi all, could anyone tell me what this hose is? Just noticed today that it looks to be squeezed flat. I’m guessing it shouldn’t be like this! What issues could this cause?
Hose on the left in pic.

thanks all....

 

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freespaña

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• Dec 18, 2020

• #2

Hi.
It's a power steering pipe.
that's its normal state.

 

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Tomster

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• Dec 18, 2020

• #3

freespaña said:

Hi.
It's a power steering pipe.
that's its normal state.

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Cheers, thought it might be stopping something vital getting through

 

Nodge68

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• Dec 18, 2020

• #4

Tomster said:

Cheers, thought it might be stopping something vital getting through

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It's flat so it acts as a noise damper.

 

Alibro

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• Dec 20, 2020

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I'm in the process of trying to replace my power steering pump with an electric one from an Astra/Zafira and noticed the flat pipe too. I thought it was something I'd done so very glad to spot this thread and that it's normal.