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mike77

Member

• Dec 21, 2018

• #1

Anyone know what this is loose in the engine bay? There are actually two of them both disconnected. They route up from underneath. It was raining so I didn't crawl down for a look. Looks possibly like they're part of some vacuum system.

Cheers Mike

 

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cappers

Well-Known Member

• Dec 21, 2018

• #2

Breather pipes? Gearbox/axles.....

 

dag019

Well-Known Member

• Dec 21, 2018

• #3

They are definitely the breather pipes. In that position they are likely to be for the gearbox/transfer box. the other end will be connected to the boxes by a banjo bolt you will not be able to see.
There should also be one for each axle. which you will see the lower conection on the top of the axle, I cannot remember where the axle ones finish as I have extended mine.

They are not supposed to be connected to anything unless they have been extended for extreme deep water wading.

 

dieseldog69

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LZIR Despatch Agent

• Dec 21, 2018

• #4

They are gearbox and transfer box breathers.

Front axle breather comes up the radius arm and is clipped at the inner wing mudshield.

 

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mike77

Member

• Dec 21, 2018

• #5

Thanks folks. Have googled and concur. I think they're meant to be clipped in somewhere rather than loose. I'll work it out. The reason I thought these were part of a vacuum unit is that I own an old Porsche 928 which has this kind of wierd stuff going on.

 

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slomofo

Well-Known Member

• Dec 22, 2018

• #6

.....there is a plastic multi clip hiding at the back of the rocker cover on the EGR cooling pipe, which disappears towards the air box if the axle breathers have been unclipped

 

Oldseadog

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• Dec 23, 2018

• #7

... and that big thing that's hiding in the middle is generally known as an 'engine'