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Title: HBV
Post by: LFF64 on 10 February 2012, 23:00:48
Anyone have any idea on the price of an HBV from VX Please
I appear to have a leaking one , should the valve actually be mounted to anything mine appears to be just floating about

Its a 2002 2.6 auto
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: Andy B on 10 February 2012, 23:03:38
Anyone have any idea on the price of an HBV from VX Please
I appear to have a leaking one , should the valve actually be mounted to anything mine appears to be just floating about

Its a 2002 2.6 auto

About £30/£5 I think .........  :-\
Yes,it should be supported on a pressed steel bracket that locates into a slot on the HBV  :y
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: feeutfo on 10 February 2012, 23:05:45
About £35 iirc

It's usually mounted on a metal peg bolted to the crank case breather box iirc. Or something like. There's a plastic clip involved which always breaks. ...iirc. A cable tie ?
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: Andy B on 10 February 2012, 23:09:56
...........There's a plastic clip involved which always breaks. ...iirc. A cable tie ?

Kack handed bugger!! ??? ??? Mine have both been OK  ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: LFF64 on 10 February 2012, 23:11:14
Thank you  :y Would this be something they would stock do you think or is it going to be special order item  most of the bits I have wanted have had to be ordered normally only a couple of days I must admit
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: Andy B on 10 February 2012, 23:13:55
Thank you  :y Would this be something they would stock do you think or is it going to be special order item  most of the bits I have wanted have had to be ordered normally only a couple of days I must admit

They're a part that if your dealer is part of a group of dealers then one of them will likely have one, so will be available the next day if not already in stock.
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: LFF64 on 10 February 2012, 23:17:56
Knowing my luck it will need to be ordered then  :D
Thanks for the help
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: omega3000 on 11 February 2012, 09:11:30
Anyone have any idea on the price of an HBV from VX Please
I appear to have a leaking one , should the valve actually be mounted to anything mine appears to be just floating about

Its a 2002 2.6 auto

About £30/£5 I think .........  :-\
Yes,it should be supported on a pressed steel bracket that locates into a slot on the HBV  :y
:o :o
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: Lazydocker on 11 February 2012, 09:21:12
Most dealers I've had to buy stuff from say "Oh, the Starship Enterprise"! Yes sir, we always hold a few in stock ;) ;)
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: TheBoy on 11 February 2012, 10:07:54
LFF64's local dealer is only a same group (thus excellent service from them IMHO).

If you're desperate, I may have a 2nd hand one here. Or play silly beggers with hoses and plugs so the car runs until you get one...
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: feeutfo on 11 February 2012, 10:12:43
Or play with the heater settings, it may stop leaking if it's on cold only for instance.

...or in this weather you may prefer to just let it leak ;D
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: Agemo on 11 February 2012, 10:56:50

Mine is "bodged" at the mo, will get round to fitting my new one when it warms up a bit.

(http://i44.tinypic.com/2je79sn.jpg)

This is where it should be (on a TD) but you can see the clip which should hold it.
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: feeutfo on 11 February 2012, 11:06:49
...........There's a plastic clip involved which always breaks. ...iirc. A cable tie ?

Kack handed bugger!! ??? ??? Mine have both been OK  ::) ::) ::)
Nobody said I broke it. Pedantic bugger! ;D
Title: Re: HBV
Post by: LFF64 on 11 February 2012, 16:30:24
TB I agree they are really good in there and always helpful  :y
They had one in aswell so that was good HBV+2l antifreeze came to £45 inc VAT
New valve fitted and sat on its mounting plate now  :y I havbe also fitted the clean breather bridge (black plastic thingy)
And as i had the plenum ? off to do the HBV (so much easier with it off  ) I changed the Orings  just for my piece of mind
Also have giveb the car a good clean outside first chance I have had since I have had the car  ;)