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[Steve B]

90467543 breather to plenium seal ordered it on monday along with other stuff,Just been down to main dealer and bloke behind parts desk said The part is no longer available. 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

It was a matter of months ago, I bought one. Strange. Also infuriating if this is the case!!!

[Steve B]

wonder if andyc can confirm

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Hoping that this is just an example of a dealer can't be bothered. Has happened before on several parts.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

First one on googling "vauxhall 90467543"

http://www.vauxhallworldparts.com/vauxhall.php?partnumber=90467543

So hopefully all is not lost!

[Darth Loo-knee]

Don't worry if you can't get one, I have several plenums which will bound to have a good one amongst them 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

I've found that these are almost always torn every time you remove the breather bridge - I appreciate that cleaning the breathers isn't exactly a weekly routine, bu nevertheless it's a consumable part, just like tyres, oil, whatever. I can sort of appreciate things like diff V-bushes which split after 200k not being made anymore, there isn't the demand, as such, but these things are pretty much worth replacing every time you do the breathers, especially given their sub-£2 cost. I know plenty of OOFers get half a dozen, just because it's not worth the drive just for a £2 part. Wish I'd got some, now!

Darth - everyone is about to become your best friend, if you have some! 

[VXL V6]

Yet to see one spit or fall apart. 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Really? Oooh, when I did the breathers on my old man's years ago, that was in pieces. When I came to re-do it recently (same car, now in my hands) that was split again. Bought a later long plenum off here a few months back, and that one was split, too. So in my experience that's nothing but broken ones. Either I've been unlucky, or you're lucky.. ah well, I suspect the former! 

[VXL V6]

Might be an age / heat thing. I usually find they have a light coat of oil on that keeps them soft, same as the O rings on the breather bridge.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

I think (it's my theory) that if you undo the central stud under the 'ECOTEC' cover, then prise the breather bridge upward and off pivoting where the two in/outlets meet the throttle body, this is where excess pressure pulls and splits the seal. It is, of course, the wrong way to remove the breather bridge, and you risk snapping the end off one of the plastic tubes at the throttle body (like mine is  ) as well. Must most likely bad practice employed in the cars' pasts... 

[Steve B]

He said 10 years after production stopped on the omega is the cut off date. when they no longer need to supply parts.

He was a ok bloke,seen him a few times,He was well aware of the cam cover gaskets they sell compared to the hard pattern stuff
Also told me i was also in the trade club now. I like him 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

He said 10 years after production stopped on the omega is the cut off date. when they no longer need to supply parts.

He was a ok bloke,seen him a few times,He was well aware of the cam cover gaskets they sell compared to the hard pattern stuff
Also told me i was also in the trade club now. I like him 

ahhh that thing .... oh dear. the rot's setting in.. 

[Marks DTM Calib]

90467543 breather to plenium seal ordered it on monday along with other stuff,Just been down to main dealer and bloke behind parts desk said The part is no longer available. 

Got one you can have,

[andyc]

Yup, tried to find one a few weeks back and came back as NLS

Andy