Whats this hose called?

adam cupra 20vt

Built Not Bought.
Mar 31, 2005
6,162
2
Mud Hut
Driving my leon today and the engine management light came on.....bit worrying as I only had it 3 days........anyway took the engine cover off and found a pipe with a BIG split in it so I will obviously replace it.

What I want to know is...

Whats is the pipe called and do you think this would bring on my engine management light?

Its being code read tomorrow night anyway when I get it serviced, still drives 100% fine with no idle probs or loss of performance, any ideas?

70909969.jpg


Comes off passengers side rocker cover and goes back towards bulkhead under dump valve.
 

adam cupra 20vt

Built Not Bought.
Mar 31, 2005
6,162
2
Mud Hut
Cheers for that....do you think a breather hose would bring engine light on or you think thats another problem and thats just made me notice the split breather?
 

DannyC87

Rubbing is Racing :-)
Mar 4, 2008
3,459
0
could well be the cause, if it doesn't fix it I can meet you in diss or somewhere on the a143 and check your car with vagcom later this week? (assuming you are the guy from beccles?!)
 

adam cupra 20vt

Built Not Bought.
Mar 31, 2005
6,162
2
Mud Hut
That would be great! I was going to buy a vagcom today but unfortunatly don't have a laptop so my mates offered to plug his code reader in......its not going to be as good as a vagcom tho so if it doesn't bring anything up I would gladly take it up on that.

I'll try and get a replacement pipe from dealer tomorrow and see if it fixes it.

Thanks very much thats very kind of you :)
 

DannyC87

Rubbing is Racing :-)
Mar 4, 2008
3,459
0
no probs; there is a seat meet next sunday in cambridge so I can look at it then if you come along, or I'm free the rest of the bank holiday, all be it hungover! :D
 

CupraMVR

Awesome GTi Technician
Oct 19, 2006
1,371
0
Crewe Cheshire
We call it the claw at work. its a main breather that splits on the 1.8t engine.

be careful with the other pipe at the front of the pipe not the 1 that goes to the rocket cover. this normally breaks and we do advise changing them both
 

adam cupra 20vt

Built Not Bought.
Mar 31, 2005
6,162
2
Mud Hut
What pipe would that be mate the one on the right [underneith] that the claw pipe goes into?

Or do you mean bulkhead side?

or have I got it wrong? lol
 

adam cupra 20vt

Built Not Bought.
Mar 31, 2005
6,162
2
Mud Hut
Might make it easier if I number the pies 1,2,3

63449538.jpg


Hopefully I can order them both together, don't surpose you know a rough price for both?
 

adam cupra 20vt

Built Not Bought.
Mar 31, 2005
6,162
2
Mud Hut
Quick update....

Had it code read and reset and fitted new hose with no problems at all......my mate said code related to the house so fingers crossed it was just that!

Had full service to, fitted 80mm intake to my airbox [smoothed it inside to] and fitted my new green filter....just waiting for my forge valve now and some more money for a re-map :)
 

lc_allan

Northern Monkey
Sep 15, 2006
3,389
4
They seem to split quite commonly, does no-one offer a silicone alternative?.
Not seen one before from Forge etc....