vacuum pipe (help)

mike9570 · 23 January 2007, 15:43:40

:question after giving the omega a full service i noticed a small black vacuum pipe just hanging loose ( see pic),had a good look around but cant find anything it might go on, there is a small plastic piece stuck in it and it looks like its snapped off. could this have something to do with the heaters direction.. :question

thanks mike

sorry forgot to mention is a 94 2.0l cd auto ...if thats any help

thanks again u

Marks DTM Calib · 23 January 2007, 16:01:48

What is the other end attached to (this should give us an idea if its connected to a vac source or actuator)

mike9570 · 23 January 2007, 16:05:01

1 min ,just go take a pic .

mike9570 · 23 January 2007, 16:16:22

the 1 with green line on , bud

Marks DTM Calib · 23 January 2007, 16:28:30

Ok....I suspect it should connect to the barke servo vaccum line (bloody big pipe with a one way valve in it) near the one way valve....it might have been snapped of from here....

It lookslike the vac feed to the reservoir above the pollen filter which does indeed conrol the heater etc....

Do you also have a pic of the brake servo pipe near the one way valve....

mike9570 · 23 January 2007, 16:39:33

this any help

Marks DTM Calib · 23 January 2007, 16:45:34

Yes...a lot.

Can you see just to the right of the branch on which another vac pipe is attched there is rough section....looks like the pipe has broken off here..........worth a closer look to see if its been buggered with in the past or just happened (look for signs of glue)

mike9570 · 23 January 2007, 16:54:53

is this the right place, someone put a screw where it snapped off..

Marks DTM Calib · 23 January 2007, 17:03:35

Looks like some kind person has put a screw in the hole......

Was the heating direction etc working?

mike9570 · 23 January 2007, 17:06:23

only works on windscreen ..

mike9570 · 23 January 2007, 17:10:58

cheers mate , great help thanks , ill go and sort it and get warm feet hopefully

Chopsdad · 23 January 2007, 17:15:44

Quotecheers mate , great help thanks , ill go and sort it and get warm feet hopefully

Just make sure they are not warm wet feet - got to wonder why screw used to replace hose in the first place :-?

Marks DTM Calib · 23 January 2007, 17:25:37

Right, what has happend is that the plastic stub has broken off the servo pipe...this is causing the heater trouble.

You have two choices.

1) Put a T-piece on the remaining tap point to to ffed both vac pipes.

2) Remove the screw from the servo pipe and the broken piece of pipe from the vac tube end. Flatten the end of the broken section of pipe and find a drill bit which is the same diameter. Use the drill bit to open out the hole in the brake servo pipe. Then roughen the area around drilled hole. Place some super glue around the outer end of the broken piece and insert it 2-3mm into the hole, apply more glue around the outer piece to re-enforce the joint (epoxy is actualy better for this bit) Leave to dry and re-attach the vac pipe as it should be.

3) Get a replacement servo pipe from a scrapper.

mike9570 · 23 January 2007, 17:42:42

what i was thinking off is drilling out a brass screw and screwing back into the hole then fit the pipe back on

Marks DTM Calib · 23 January 2007, 17:44:31

What ever you are most comfortable with.....just dont screw it in to far and restrict the vaccum to the brake servo..

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