Open pipe in engine bay?

[cjp0349]

Originally Posted by Cynical26

I found him a really nice bloke in person, very helpful too. His messages weren't the longest to be fair. I'd stick with it, try dropping another one.

I know he's was working away from his yard before Christmas and not getting as much time to look parts out etc, due to the lack of light and hours in the day.

Originally Posted by John.

Bought a few wheels from him a few years ago......nice guy and keen to show me what stuff he had.......I stopped by while working. I think he's now working full time for someone so doing his Audibits in his spare time, maybe hence your quick/curt response?
Persevere, he has a stack of stuff I think!

Don't usually go back to someone once they've ignored me, there's no excuse for it But on your recommendations I may try again in new year

[John.]

Originally Posted by cjp0349

I sent him an enquiry several weeks ago....

Try phoning him, an electronic enquiry is a bit like a post on Classic Audi.....can be taken in different ways!!
Phone: 07809222346

[mackenzie50]

Originally Posted by cjp0349

Don't usually go back to someone once they've ignored me, there's no excuse for it But on your recommendations I may try again in new year

Yes, I've always been like that too,
but possible to cut off one's nose etc etc....I may use that phone no. John supplied, in New Year too.

[vorsprung durch technik]

Originally Posted by cjp0349

Anybody had any dealings with audibits2? I sent him an enquiry several weeks ago, received a quick but curt response which didn't really answer my question and then nothing to my follow up

Dealt with him a few times on the phone Carl for quickness and always found him helpful and cheap.That was a couple years ago though.

[John.]

Originally Posted by vorsprung durch technik

Dealt with him a few times on the phone ......

It's the way forward !



Mark, have you been hibernating?!

[sinbin5t]

Originally Posted by John.

Mark, have you been hibernating?!

He will be back, how could he resist your charms John

[John.]

Originally Posted by sinbin5t

He will be back, how could he resist your charms John

He is back Bruce.

[sinbin5t]

Originally Posted by John.

He is back Bruce.

Where are you hiding him ?

[Cynical26]

Originally Posted by Cynical26

I did notice last night that on the underside of the air intake duct, leading to the manifold, there was a hose connection that had been sealed with rubber mastic. Looked like a sloppy bodge.

Well it was a sloppy bodge that lasted me until the weekend just there. The car lost all power while under heavy acceleration and then cut out when I coasted to a halt.

The crappy rubber sealant that was on the underside of the intake duct, where the breather pipe is meant to go in, had blown off. As it's a vacuum system the car wasn't drawing up any fuel.

Got a roadside repair sorted that got the car going again. Continued the journey and then a further 200 miles home the next day. Going to need a new intake duct for the fuel intake as the rubber is split. I'm assuming the split rubber is why the breather pipe has been removed and the open hole sealed over. Might as well replace the breather pipe too.

Moral of the story is: if it's been bodged get it sorted! After all it's only going to fail again otherwise.

[John.]

The metal pipe is secured to the 2 rear-most fasteners of the cam-cover, might be an idea to remove what you need yourself from a car that's being broken as it'll make more sense so to speak for reassembling?
Glad you got it temporarily sorted.