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[Wayne]

THANKS MATEY

do i have to replace it?
how much is it?

do you think this is whats causing all my problems?

on that picture, could you put an arrow to where the HBV valve is?
i aint got a clue what im lookin for, as i stand at teh front of the car with the bonnet lifted, where am i looking?

[TheBoy]

THANKS MATEY

do i have to replace it?
how much is it?

do you think this is whats causing all my problems?

on that picture, could you put an arrow to where the HBV valve is?
i aint got a clue what im lookin for, as i stand at teh front of the car with the bonnet lifted, where am i looking?

Sorry, my mistake for using abbreviations (though a search here should have lead you to meaning)  

looking from front, its behind left bank of cylinders, under wipers and 'scuttle' (the plastic trim under wipers.

You need to check if its leaking etc visually - it may be fine. If you replace parts willy nilly, it will get expensive

The part is about £30 from dealer.

Its fiddly to change, but with patience, easy.

[RolandL]

THANKS MATEY

do i have to replace it?
how much is it?

do you think this is whats causing all my problems?

on that picture, could you put an arrow to where the HBV valve is?
i aint got a clue what im lookin for, as i stand at teh front of the car with the bonnet lifted, where am i looking?

look at the second pic, the valve is the thing with the 3 big pipes coming from it. Before I changed
mine I wriggled my hand under the scuttle and felt the valve for leaking water. It is possible, apparently, to change it without taking the scuttle off, but easier if you do. The clips that hold the pipes on are a pain to get off, I used mole grips to move them.

if you do change it patience and a box of plasters is called for  

[Wayne]

i was just looking at my engine, just under the drivers side windscreen on the enigne and saw this tiny pipe not connected?
i cant find where it goes! is this causing any problems?

http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/3ef0oaUbKSq3-PpTFcjsAFz4XLO-1fA4GOlE_l.jpg


http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/3ef0oaUbKSq3-PpTFcjsAFz4XPBQ9OgIEUs6_l.jpg


i took the pictures on my camera phone

[jonathanh]

My guess is the top of the HBV.

Easy check is to set your temp setting to cold freezing or whatever, start up and see if you get vacuum at the end of your pipe.  If yes and the vac goes off when you dial heat up then this is the vac feed to the HBV.

[RolandL]

i was just looking at my engine, just under the drivers side windscreen on the enigne and saw this tiny pipe not connected?
i cant find where it goes! is this causing any problems?

http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/3ef0oaUbKSq3-PpTFcjsAFz4XLO-1fA4GOlE_l.jpg


http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/3ef0oaUbKSq3-PpTFcjsAFz4XPBQ9OgIEUs6_l.jpg


i took the pictures on my camera phone

That looks like it might be the vacuum pipe for the top of the HBV. Look at the HBV on the  engine pic
the top of it has a small pipe coming from it, see if you have one on yours, if not looks like it's come off.

 

[Entwood]

Can't get the pictures to load .. but check this thread ??

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189644320

might be the same .....

[RolandL]

Can't get the pictures to load .. but check this thread ??

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189644320

might be the same .....

The pipe in that pic is the auto box breather, just sits at the back of the engine  

[TheBoy]

I reckon that vac pipe goes to main vac pipe which goes from plenum to brake servo.  That would stop some of the vac systems from working well - hbv, multirams etc...

[PhilCavSRi130]

Cant believe how common a problem this seems to be!!

Just a thought but, could it be when we all do the breathers something is getting missed or put in the wrong place with regards to all the vacuum pipes?

I seem to think it stopped working after i'd done these and my cam covers...

[Wayne]

So, should i be concerned about that "loose" pipe?

i cant see where it connects onto

or should it just be left loose?

[Turk]

Latest with mine after having it re-done with UV dye (NOT at Kwik-fit !!)....my air-con radiator (Intercooler ?) is leaking.

If the Kwik-Fleece offer was performed with a shot of UV dye I'd have saved myself a load of hassle.

[The Barge Captain]

I had my system refilled by a member here (Haydnmo) who works for kwik fit.  Although my sysytem apparently has a leek he "persuaded" his machine to fill it up.  4 months on it still works just, but takes quite a long time to start getting cold.  I never got around to finding the leak, but Haydon tells me that where the pipes pass through the bulkhead is a common failure point.