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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Went to fire the Omega up.......Engine caught then cut out.....and the spanner symbol starts flashing at me.

Opened the bonnet to find rat shit all over the engine...... and the little f***ers have chewed through these rubber pipes....along with all the sound insulation.

Any idea what it is and how much it will cost to replace?

Thanks.....Here's a picture of the damage.

[aaronjb]

That's part of the engine breather pipework .. I'd have expected it to still fire, though, but to run rough as hell - which makes me wonder if they've chewed through anything else while they were at it

Any codes stored that hint to sensor problems?

[Richie London]

apparently rats are a big problem at the moment, my mums rd has a severe problem, so has an estate in hayes which i'm told is real bad. still got them at my mums, ate through the plastic waste and came in the kitchen under the sink.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

That's part of the engine breather pipework .. I'd have expected it to still fire, though, but to run rough as hell - which makes me wonder if they've chewed through anything else while they were at it

Any codes stored that hint to sensor problems?

Thanks .....I've got it going but it sounds a little rough.....any idea how far back these rubber tubes go......are they easy to replace?.....There does not seem a lot of room for my hand back there.. :-/

[Marks DTM Calib]

Flashing engine symbol is an Immobiliser fault, have you opened the key recently or any sign of chewing to the wiring?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Flashing engine symbol is an Immobiliser fault, have you opened the key recently or any sign of chewing to the wiring?

No....and not that I can see Mark.....It seems to be starting a little better now......but runs a bit rough....It looks like they have chewed through just the one breather pipe..... :-/....Varmints....

[Plomien]

time to bait some traps (or sit with an air rifle to keep an eye out  ), they probably climbed into the engine to keep warm.

[david036]

Flashing engine symbol is an Immobiliser fault, have you opened the key recently or any sign of chewing to the wiring?

Wasn't this light also to say there's an ecu problem?

[albitz]

They are known to have habit of taking up residence up behind the dash, and having the wiring for breakfast dinner and tea.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Flashing engine symbol is an Immobiliser fault, have you opened the key recently or any sign of chewing to the wiring?

Wasn't this light also to say there's an ecu problem?

Yes but, if it flashes its an immobiliser issue

[Marks DTM Calib]

Flashing engine symbol is an Immobiliser fault, have you opened the key recently or any sign of chewing to the wiring?

No....and not that I can see Mark.....It seems to be starting a little better now......but runs a bit rough....It looks like they have chewed through just the one breather pipe..... :-/....Varmints....

Well the result will be an air leak and hence the rough running

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Flashing engine symbol is an Immobiliser fault, have you opened the key recently or any sign of chewing to the wiring?

No....and not that I can see Mark.....It seems to be starting a little better now......but runs a bit rough....It looks like they have chewed through just the one breather pipe..... :-/....Varmints....

Well the result will be an air leak and hence the rough running

Any idea how much it costs to replace these breather pipes?.......are they an easy fix?...

[feeutfo]

Easy to replace IMO, but no offence, those breather pipes haven't been off for a while have they?

So, with that and your questioning,  guessing car diy is not high on your list of hobbies. So will be a bit more fiddly than you would like, there is not much room at the back of the engine. The metal clip levers off with a screw driver, and both ends of the pipe are a push fit if iirc, although if that pipe goes to the breather box on the crank case then there may be a clip on that end also. Access will be fiddly. May as well follow the breather cleaning guide while your at it???

[feeutfo]

Also, I'm sure a wanted ad on here will source a pipe for little wedge.

[MaxV6]

but mind you don;t snap the spigot the pipe pushes on to.....