jamesey Posted March 9, 2008 Report Posted March 9, 2008 hi my 97 tdi alhambra has rotten vaccuum hoses a red one and a blue one has anyone had this problem before and was they easy to do , thanks :) Quote
marinabrid Posted March 9, 2008 Report Posted March 9, 2008 didnt know they was colouredits usually a matter of going to local car shop and getting hose th esame diameter and swopping over Quote
jamesey Posted March 9, 2008 Author Report Posted March 9, 2008 yes on mine 1 is red and the other blue , it looks a job and half to do the job as there right behind the engine , as they are desarate ill have to get the old hands dirty before cornwall trip this june Quote
Dodger Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 Take the scuttle tray out and the vacuum pipes are much easier to get to. The plastic tray goes under the wiper mechanism and stops water coming through on to the back of the engine. Three bolts, one each side and one in the middle, a lot of jiggling about, and it will come out. You could looseing the coolant expansion bottle and remove the air filter housing to make it easier but it's not essential. Quote
zorgman Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 there not vac lines, the ones you need to change are the cotton braided rubber tube 3mm id, guy on ebay sells it in 3m lenghts. dont forget the one that comes off the boost pipe next to battery that goes into car and connects to the ecu which you get at by removing the clocks.i found by using normal tubing it flops all over and for the cost its well worth it Quote
staffy2002 Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 any links to the ebay seller for this pipe as i think thats the problem with mine Quote
zorgman Posted March 12, 2008 Report Posted March 12, 2008 do a search for 3mm rubber tube, guy has a big page then just click on the braided tube Quote
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