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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: honestjohn on 28 May 2010, 19:39:50

Title: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: honestjohn on 28 May 2010, 19:39:50

Just noticed that there is an empty vac connection elbow on the top of my 2.5 V6 air cutoff valve for the emission control system.
Is there a connection to be made? - I can see no spare vac pipes needing a connection.
The solenoid has a vac pipe on it that comes off back of plenum.
I have a pic but can't upload into message.

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: RobG on 28 May 2010, 19:55:56

Does this help http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152565204

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: honestjohn on 29 May 2010, 08:07:52

Thanks Rob,
It helps a lot. It shows there is only one vac line to the sec air inj set up, which I have re-connected as it was before I did the cambelt and water pump.
It still leaves me with a spare connection so maybe it was always that way :)

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 May 2010, 09:51:55

can you post a pic?

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: honestjohn on 07 June 2010, 15:55:11

Would like to be able to.
Tried to post a pic but can't insert it (just comes up with img/img in square brackets) - asked admin for help a while ago and got no reply yet.
Anyone know if levels of authorisation exist for members and I do not yet have that access?

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: serek on 07 June 2010, 16:12:14

Quote

Would like to be able to.
Tried to post a pic but can't insert it (just comes up with img/img in square brackets) - asked admin for help a while ago and got no reply yet.
Anyone know if levels of authorisation exist for members and I do not yet have that access?

have look here about posting photo http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1215723122 :y

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: honestjohn on 08 June 2010, 08:23:59

Thank you for the link to the tutorial - I would not have got this far without it.

Here's the pic...
(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/678john/OMEGA/v6aircutoffvalveandemptyvacconnecto.jpg)
The red circle shows the empty connector.
The yellow circle shows the vac pipe connecting to what I believe is the air cutoff valve solenoid.

If I take the vac pipe off the solenoid and connect it to the empty connector I can hear a whirring sound which sounds like it should be doing something other than sitting there idle :-/
Any comments appreciated.

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 08 June 2010, 08:37:16

The angled connector your talking about should have a piece of Vac Pipe about 4" long in it and it goes virtically down straight into another connector. If you have a look I am sure you will see where it should go mate :y

Hope that makes sense :D

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: honestjohn on 08 June 2010, 09:20:37

Yes, great I can now see where it should fit.
Anyone know what the description of the pipe is? Tried google/e-bay but can only find soft vac pipe with too large a diameter.

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: amba on 08 June 2010, 09:26:30

Where abouts in Kent are you ? as I have a spare bit of vac pipe here....I am out and about most days so if you aren,t mobile I might be passing you in the week.

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: honestjohn on 08 June 2010, 20:06:13

Many thanks for the offer Amba, it's very kind of you :y
I managed to cut a short length off another pipe which could spare the 7cm or so needed to connect it up.
All done now. Car runs no worse for it and is probably better that it's in place.

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: amba on 08 June 2010, 20:12:26

Glad your all sorted now.Might see you about on my travels then.

Title: Re: Vac pipe connection query on V6 air cutoff valve
Post by: honestjohn on 09 June 2010, 17:38:25

pic disappeared so putting it back up in case anyone interested in future :)
(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/678john/OMEGA/v6aircutoffvalveandemptyvacconne-1.jpg)