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td4carl

New Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #1

I noticed a hole in the side of the air box is this ment toto be there? If so what is the reason please

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tonyt37

Active Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #2

Its the air filter housing. to remove it there are two allen bolts that you can see in the photo and three down the back which you will ideally need lonf "ball" ended allen keys. The three at the back can be awkward. The filter is inside.

 

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td4carl

New Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #3

Thanks for the reply I know it is a fliter housing but my question was. There is a hole in the side of the housing is it meant to be there?

 

dave21478

Active Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #4

Im not sure of its purpose, but mine has the same hole there.

 

NeilTD4

Active Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #5

The hole is for a plastic hose clip.

 

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td4carl

New Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #6

So should this hole be filled in???

 

Bruthar

Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #7

I believe this hole is a drain hole for any water that gets into the air filter housing. It should be clear and unblocked.

 

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disco_mikey

Active Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #8

It is a hole for a plastic clip to hold the extra pipework for those models with an FBH fitted

 

NoDosh

Active Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #9

Just put that big, red arrow in it, that should sort it.

 

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td4carl

New Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #10

Ok but wouldn't a drain hole be underneath not half way up the air filter housing. Surely it should all be sealed?

 

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td4carl

New Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #11

Just put that big, red arrow in it, that should sort it

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Hey that arrow took bloody ages to create ha ha ha

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Oct 26, 2014

• #12

it is for a clip to be there if water had got in and it was that high up in the filter box then the engine would be knackered

 

Arctic2

Well-Known Member

• Oct 27, 2014

• #13

The hole as stated above is for a clip to carry wires within a sheath, but is used on the R75 M47 engine as below

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Ours the FL as a different for holding the wiring sheath as here below.

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englishbullterrier

Active Member

• Oct 27, 2014

• #14

NoDosh said:

Just put that big, red arrow in it, that should sort it.

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td4carl

New Member

• Oct 27, 2014

• #15

Thanks for the replies I shall block this up then as there is no wiring nearby to clip in as I belive the extra wiring is for the fuel burning water heater?

 

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disco_mikey

Active Member

• Oct 27, 2014

• #16

td4carl said:

Thanks for the replies I shall block this up then as there is no wiring nearby to clip in as I belive the extra wiring is for the fuel burning water heater?

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disco_mikey said:

It is a hole for a plastic clip to hold the extra pipework for those models with an FBH fitted

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Bruthar

Member

• Oct 27, 2014

• #17

My mistake, I should look at the picture closely before commenting next time. The small hole I was mistaking it for is right at the bottom of the housing. It does appear the hole you're worried about is just for a plastic clip as everyone else has said, and is absolutely nothing to worry about.