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driftanimal
8th Apr 2009, 19:15
hi guys hope this looked an easy enough question to answer...
i have had an oil leak for some time now and is getting worse and worse now ..... i think i have narrowed it down to (sorry for explanation of bit here)
as you look at the engine from front....
left hand side , bottom of engine block, there is a plasticbox type thing that is pop rivited together, it bolts directly on to the block with several hoses attached going in all sorts of directions...
it would seem the pop rivits are no longer doing the job and oil is seeping out of the middle of the plastic bit.. my suspicions are its the engine block breather of somesort, but not sure as 1 of the pipes seems to lead to brake servo????
any help of diagrams, what it is and does and possibly where i can obtain maybe a new one would be great!!!
thanks in advance all
lawson
8th Apr 2009, 19:19
What engine is it??
jeff
8th Apr 2009, 19:27
if its a 300tdi it sounds like the vac pump
jeff
driftanimal
8th Apr 2009, 21:10
yeah sorry , its a 300 TDI .. and yes i think it may well be.

are these a common thing to fail?? whats best to do , i hear about repairing these, or is it just best to replace??

easy / hard job ? on the drive job??:rolleyes:
thebiglad
9th Apr 2009, 08:19
yeah sorry , its a 300 TDI .. and yes i think it may well be.

are these a common thing to fail?? whats best to do , i hear about repairing these, or is it just best to replace??

easy / hard job ? on the drive job??:rolleyes:


On my wife's Tdi 300 the vacuum pump has started to get noisy and when I investigated there was a small oil weep from it.

New ones are from £84 for a Britpart one to £125 for an OE Wabco one.

I don't think they are repairable???
ComicalEngineer
9th Apr 2009, 08:48
Vac pump is not user repairable.

Don't buy a Britpart one!

Pay the extra and buy an OEM or Wabco.
thebiglad
9th Apr 2009, 08:53
Vac pump is not user repairable.

Don't buy a Britpart one!

Pay the extra and buy an OEM or Wabco.


This business about Britpart is starting to get on my tits.

I spoke to a supplier last night about vacuum pumps and he said we could have any one of three pumps Britpart, All makes or Wabco. But he had sold over 50 Britpart ones and NOT ONE had been returned.

Lets just deal with the facts re the Britpart thing ok??

Incidently, I think you'll find that the OE part is in fact Wabco;)