#1: What is this? Author: furryhobnob, Location: NuneatonPosted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:18 am ---- I was having a tinker inside the engine bay, cleaning bits up etc when I found this hanging loose under the air filter box, anyone know what it is? Oh and the car is a 180
#2: Re: What is this? Author: Allen_206, Location: midlandsPosted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:25 am ---- looks like a breather or something
#3: Re: What is this? Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:01 am ---- its supposed to be there and thats all that matters
honestly though i think allen is right some sort of breather
#4: Re: What is this? Author: furryhobnob, Location: NuneatonPosted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:03 am ---- Cheers guys obviously it's supposed to be there I just wondered what it was, it was just hanging loose!
#5: Re: What is this? Author: kieron, Location: in the housePosted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:19 am ---- does it go down to the gearbox on the 180? i cannot remember now????
#6: Re: What is this? Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:24 am ---- yeah they sometimes are just hanging loose i have one on my battery box aswell or that might be the same one not sure where it leads to or anything though
#7: Re: What is this? Author: gti180boy, Location: StaffordPosted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 3:33 pm ---- Its the breather of the vac solenoid for the air flap in the standed air box that opens up to let more air in the engine when higher up the rev range /vvt comes in etc.
If you have the k@n typhoon kit you get blanking plugs to put on the solenoid as you wont need it any more. if you remove it completely if brings fault code up in ecu so thats why you get blanking plugs.
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