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4.8is plastic pipe dislodged under bonnet

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4.8is plastic pipe dislodged under bonnet

Post by Lummox » Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:14 pm

Hello folks, wondering if any of you with a 4.8is could help me out here, after returning home from a enthusiastic drive i noticed the smell of burning oil coming from the front end of the car, upon investigation i found what i think is an oil breather pipe just sitting there not connected to anything. Any of you got a 4.8 and would be willing to have a look and see if you can see where this pipe is supposed to attach to would be greatly appreciated. I have hunted hi and low to try and see where it goes but i am unable to see anything.
See red arrow for location of pipe and green arrow shows oil residue.

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Re: 4.8is plastic pipe dislodged under bonnet

Post by Lummox » Sat Nov 02, 2013 6:55 pm

Looks like it is supposed to be like that but i have never noticed it before, Damn it now looks like i have an oil leak i need to trace  >:(

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Re: 4.8is plastic pipe dislodged under bonnet

Post by psychosis » Sat Nov 02, 2013 6:56 pm

The pipe with the red arrow is supposed to be like that - same on my 4.4. Not sure exactly what it is though tbh but sure someone will post.

Is the one marked green for power steering? I had what I thought was an oil leak as I saw a drop of oil on my drive and when I checked it was the pipes perished on the power steering. Had them replaced and no issues since.
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Re: 4.8is plastic pipe dislodged under bonnet

Post by Lummox » Sat Nov 02, 2013 6:59 pm

Thanks for the reply psychosis, they are in fact the power steering pipes and i have just gave them a wipe with a rag and the results are looking more towards power steering fluid (redish brown in colour)
I will have a look at the power steering pipework tomorrow (best not to get involved with working on the car after half a bottle of Russian standard vodka) and let you know but thanks for the pointer.

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Re: 4.8is plastic pipe dislodged under bonnet

Post by kkx5 » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:36 pm

Red arrow-automatic gearbox breather
Green-replace power steering pipe clamps

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