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r.toward

New Member

• Sep 17, 2010

• #1

just bought a 03 td4 found a pipe dangling down back of engine with asmall filter attached but this has been blanked off is this correct help appreciated

 

biggeeeee

Retired - Living the dream

• Sep 17, 2010

• #2

Welcome - would be better if you could post a picture - worth a thousand words

 

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booboodag

Active Member

• Sep 17, 2010

• #3

Its normal, one end has to be open its the turbo vent filter

 

TD John

New Member

• Sep 17, 2010

• #4

Small pipe with a clear plastic filter (looks like a petrol filter)?
Pipe goes in one side and should have nothing attached to the other.
As booboodag says - it should be open!
If yours is blocked off then that is wrong. It is a vent pipe and it will affect the turbo operation.
There are some nice piccys of the filter on the forum - someone will be along soon to point you if you cannot put up a piccy of your own.
This all gets a lot easier if we can see what you mean.

 

Last edited: Sep 17, 2010

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r.toward

New Member

• Sep 17, 2010

• #5

thanks alot for the quick response will take the blanking cap off what i cant understand is it runs realy well 90 no bother

 

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r.toward

New Member

• Sep 17, 2010

• #6

will get photo TD JOHN & booboodag have told me its a vent pipe & should be open thanks again everyone

 

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booboodag

Active Member

• Sep 17, 2010

• #7

If it is not venting to air then you run the risk of the increase in pressure blowing the turbo seals, and a costly repair bill, just done one for a friend last week cost of £600 for the parts. As for it running ok it normally will, its just the damage that can happen.

 

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r.toward

New Member

• Sep 17, 2010

• #8

will remove first thing in morn why do you think its been blanked off in first place

 

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booboodag

Active Member

• Sep 17, 2010

• #9

A lot of people do not know what its for and are you sure its blanked off as, a lot of them has a small rubber piece on the end which have a open end.

 

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r.toward

New Member

• Sep 18, 2010

• #10

your spot on yes with glasses on its a rubber cap with a hole in end thanks again

 

OldIrishWulf

Well-Known Member

• Sep 19, 2010

• #11

I know exactly what thats called ,but cant remember right now I'll need to look at my haynes in the morning light,not got me boots on right now but I'll edit it in here.

 

willo

Well-Known Member

• Sep 19, 2010

• #12

OldIrishWulf said:

I know exactly what thats called ,but cant remember right now I'll need to look at my haynes in the morning light,not got me boots on right now but I'll edit it in here.

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According to one of the big LR parts shops in the U.K. it's the EGR air filter ?? Others name it as being the turbo vent. Think it's an air filter on the vacuum system ?