Hi guys.
I was having a poke and prod about my engine yesterday, just to check over hoses, and found one had split!
It starts at the top of the throttle body, goes up towards the head, under the plastic cover, through a non-return valve, and up to a T-piece at the top of the bay. One end then goes down to the TIP, and the other goes across, and down onto the power steering reservoir.
I reckon/am guessing its either a vac-servo assist for the power steering pump, or a simple way of increasing throttle while using powersteering at low engine speeds (parking etc.)
I cant say i noticed a difference when i taped it up (8mm silicone hose on order), but thats not to say ive done a good enough job of sealing it!
I just wanted to write this thread to see if anyone can positively identify the hose, and to give you guys another heads-up about hoses to keep an eye on!
Happy motoring,
Dan
P.S. If you read this Nibbles, Bratislava was awesome!!
I was having a poke and prod about my engine yesterday, just to check over hoses, and found one had split!
It starts at the top of the throttle body, goes up towards the head, under the plastic cover, through a non-return valve, and up to a T-piece at the top of the bay. One end then goes down to the TIP, and the other goes across, and down onto the power steering reservoir.
I reckon/am guessing its either a vac-servo assist for the power steering pump, or a simple way of increasing throttle while using powersteering at low engine speeds (parking etc.)
I cant say i noticed a difference when i taped it up (8mm silicone hose on order), but thats not to say ive done a good enough job of sealing it!
I just wanted to write this thread to see if anyone can positively identify the hose, and to give you guys another heads-up about hoses to keep an eye on!
Happy motoring,
Dan
P.S. If you read this Nibbles, Bratislava was awesome!!