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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: bubbaphatass on 20 September 2010, 10:07:50

Title: Small S shaped vaccum hose?
Post by: bubbaphatass on 20 September 2010, 10:07:50

Right at the front of the engine, to the left of the battery, is a small almost S shaped hose, seems to be "sucking in air" from the small crack in it, replacement on order but can I still drive it ok? Sorry I'm so crap with anything mechanical :D

Title: Re: Small S shaped vaccum hose?
Post by: GaryBC on 20 September 2010, 10:12:35

If it's hard plastic and about 3/16" diameter it's probably a vac pipe. A couple of turns of insulating tape should fix it.

If it's soft(er) rubber and/or bigger than 3/16" it could be anything! A pic might help someone here identify it!

Title: Re: Small S shaped vaccum hose?
Post by: TestOmega on 20 September 2010, 15:09:26

Quote

Right at the front of the engine, to the left of the battery, is a small almost S shaped hose, seems to be "sucking in air" from the small crack in it, replacement on order but can I still drive it ok? Sorry I'm so crap with anything mechanical :D

Perhaps you can pinpoint in the picture,

(http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy301/Happy2iam/Catera%20Omega%202001/v6enginebay.jpg)

Appears like the Secondary Air Injection related but I don't know much about various UK models.

Cheers

Title: Re: Small S shaped vaccum hose?
Post by: bubbaphatass on 20 September 2010, 16:35:54

AH HA......it's connected to that SAI thingummy bob :y

Title: Re: Small S shaped vaccum hose?
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 20 September 2010, 21:25:07

Tape it up as a running repair - its only cold air inside the pipe anyway.

Title: Re: Small S shaped vaccum hose?
Post by: bubbaphatass on 21 September 2010, 11:49:52

Thanks, didn't know if it was important, just fitted a new hose anyway. :)