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[Diamond Black Geezer]

Just because I'm tired and thick sometimes - where did you fit the halfrauds o-rings? Is that the two pipes that go into the throttle body? 

[Webby the Bear]

Just because I'm tired and thick sometimes - where did you fit the halfrauds o-rings? Is that the two pipes that go into the throttle body? 

Correct

I played about with the fitment of various sizes and finally selected some ones that were about the same diameter as the OE ones but just slightly thicker

[Marks DTM Calib]

Exactly! And no offence taken btw

Thing is if they failed shortly after..... i'd take the ten mins to put them back. no biggy. but the OE ones were not working for me. i replaced them and now i have no vac leak. simplez 

The question you need to ask is why weren't the correct o rings working.......as you have addressed the symptom......but what is the cause.... 

[Webby the Bear]

Exactly! And no offence taken btw

Thing is if they failed shortly after..... i'd take the ten mins to put them back. no biggy. but the OE ones were not working for me. i replaced them and now i have no vac leak. simplez 

The question you need to ask is why weren't the correct o rings working.......as you have addressed the symptom......but what is the cause.... 

Fair point Mark.

I merely put it down to Vx making rubbish parts that need amending

..........i'll get back in my cave with my angle grinder 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Exactly! And no offence taken btw

Thing is if they failed shortly after..... i'd take the ten mins to put them back. no biggy. but the OE ones were not working for me. i replaced them and now i have no vac leak. simplez 

The question you need to ask is why weren't the correct o rings working.......as you have addressed the symptom......but what is the cause.... 

Fair point Mark.

I merely put it down to Vx making rubbish parts that need amending

..........i'll get back in my cave with my angle grinder 

 

[omega3000]

Just because I'm tired and thick sometimes - where did you fit the halfrauds o-rings? Is that the two pipes that go into the throttle body? 

O rings in TB 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Exactly! And no offence taken btw

Thing is if they failed shortly after..... i'd take the ten mins to put them back. no biggy. but the OE ones were not working for me. i replaced them and now i have no vac leak. simplez 

The question you need to ask is why weren't the correct o rings working.......as you have addressed the symptom......but what is the cause.... 

Fair point Mark.

I merely put it down to Vx making rubbish parts that need amending

..........i'll get back in my cave with my angle grinder 

Lol, sadly the engine designers will be considerably better paid, trained, more experienced and qualified than you or I in such design items so they generally get it right. I suspect the V6 engine has been produced in numbers of between 250-500K units and its an issue not been seen before.......

Do be aware with the setup that the hole in the throttle where the breather bridge tubes go taper in to grip the O rings.

Can you get a pic of the plenum top with throttle assembly fitted and breather bridge removed?

Anyway, where have you been lucky enough to find a cave with power!

[Webby the Bear]

Oh of course, i completely agree. but ive experienced shite parts from vx before. thats no reflection on the designers i presume.

mines all back together now but i will take a pic when its al apart again.... seems to be apart more often than not 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Yup. Sadly the Accountants will always have an input in the design of anything, even a Bugatti Veyron... (admittedly in that case not much of an input!  )