Bit of a noob question but what is the pipe that I artistically highlighted in orange below actually for? The reason I ask is that I've got 3 splits in it 2 very small and one larger where the connector is in the middle (higlighted in manly pink).

Also any part numbers for replacements would be great!

Looks like a vacuum pipe to the D V.

Is your car running rough & feels like it's lost power? as this would be the symptom of a split vacuum pipe.

Edited 24 May, 200917 yr by FOZ1

if its the pipe i had to replace its expensive for being a piece of plastic carp. around £30 IIRC. looking at the pic thats just for the bit on the right of the y piece. I would go around checking that y pice and the vacuum pipes near the dipstick.

Cheers guys. I'm off on holiday today and only found this yesterday. The two smaller splits don't look very deep, the one at the connector is quite bad though but it hasn't split beyond the connector yet so it shouldn't be leaking. I've got a roll of bodge tape in the boot just incase

the split on the "Y" section of the pipe is a really common thing, about £26 from the stealership i think i paid

Oh dear!!

That's your brake servo pipe. It takes power fron the engine to the servo. With out it you will have no brakes.

Nothing to important then. :eek::eek::eek:

Get it fixed now or risk complete brake failure.

Looks like a vacuum pipe to the D V.

Is your car running rough & feels like it's lost power? as this would be the symptom of a split vacuum pipe.

what the hell have you got your dv connected to lol:rofl:

brake servo vacuum pipe

Oh dear!!

That's your brake servo pipe. It takes power fron the engine to the servo. With out it you will have no brakes.

Nothing to important then. :eek::eek::eek:

Get it fixed now or risk complete brake failure.

He'll still have brakes. You'll just need to beef it on the pedal!

He'll still have brakes. You'll just need to beef it on the pedal!

Ah that's alright then.

From someone who managed to carve a nice hole into their brake vacuum servo pipe..... GET IT FIXED! Scared the absolute sheeee-ITE out of me when the power assist decided to stop working! :eek:

Ha ha, cheers chaps. I thought it was the brake servo vacuum. My face was a bit red when the first post said DV vacuum. Glad my limited mechanical knowledge wasn't so far off afterall

the split on the "Y" section of the pipe is a really common thing, about £26 from the stealership i think i paid

Thats the other Y pipe under the cover isn't it

Thats the other Y pipe under the cover isn't it

yes yes and yes. havent been under my bonnet for a couple of weeks!

check it anyway:thumbup:

what the hell have you got your dv connected to lol:rofl:

Brake servo vacuum pipe

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