Hey guys, I took the battery/air intake & filter off of my 1.4 MPI 8v 2000 Skoda Fabia today in order to check the power steering fluid level (having power steering issues but fairly sure it's the sensor)

 

As I removed the intake/filter it was clear that the air hose connected to the bottom of the intake was broken, as the air going down this hose is not filtered (and the other end is connected to a metal plate on the rear of the engine but not clamped and is open to the air on the rear of the engine) I can only assume this is to provide some air flow to the rear of the block? I have reattached it as best I can for now but would like to get a replacement, does any one know where I could find one, Fabia Air Hose isn't bringing up anything promising on eBay.

 

Many thanks for your suggestions!

Looks like that's for the hot air feed to the airbox from the exhaust manifold shroud.

How important is that for short-term driving and do you know anywhere I could get a replacement? Looking for air ducting is only turning up silicon hoses whereas this is some sort of cloth (likely also it's downfall)

 

Many thanks for your reply

How important is that for short-term driving and do you know anywhere I could get a replacement? Looking for air ducting is only turning up silicon hoses whereas this is some sort of cloth (likely also it's downfall)

 

Many thanks for your reply

 

Unimportant until the deep mid-winter when the car may be harder to start and drive during very cold weather.

I presume I could just chuck on some silicone hose if I got the right diameter, though getting a clamp on the other end may be tricky (it seems it's push fit with the fabric hose that's on there right now)

 

Is there any where public that you can get part numbers and schematics for these things? I'm too used to Motorcycles and being able to inspect a schematic and get a part number for anything, it's really handy

 

Good to know it won't cause me any immediate problems, though I'll still get it sorted asap

Take off a bit of what is broken (for sizing of the internal diameter), then go to any motor factors. They should be able to offer you some convoluted aluminium hose that will fit and do the job, for very little expenditure.

It will look something like this.  Or you could just buy it from that link if they have the ID size you need.

 

For about the last year or two I've been using www.partscats.info for part number research.  It seems pretty reliable, but ironically, it doesn't seem to be working today. www.vagcat.com is an alternative but you do have to create a login first (for free). Various others exist, all somewhat pirated I think.

I wouldn't consider buying a genuine Skoda replacement for that hose, as the price will be disproportionate to its usefulness.

I presume I could just chuck on some silicone hose if I got the right diameter, though getting a clamp on the other end may be tricky (it seems it's push fit with the fabric hose that's on there right now)

 

Is there any where public that you can get part numbers and schematics for these things? I'm too used to Motorcycles and being able to inspect a schematic and get a part number for anything, it's really handy

 

Good to know it won't cause me any immediate problems, though I'll still get it sorted asap

 

Silicon hose won't work because the exhaust manifold shroud gets much to hot and it will just melt, do what Wino said^^^^

Part number 049129627T

 

Amazing, thank you guys! The part number got me the length and diameter so I'll grab that in the aluminium hose

Or you could just remove it all. I guarantee you 100% you will not notice the difference.

Or you could just remove it all. I guarantee you 100% you will not notice the difference.

 

Surely sucking in unfiltered air is a bad thing.

Surely sucking in unfiltered air is a bad thing.

I'm pretty sure Tech1e didn't mean removing the whole airbox, just the warm air feed to it.

The warm air feed is unfiltered air, it comes in on the dirty side of the air filter. Omitting this hose just means you get engine-bay temperature air going into that hole in the airbox instead of air that's been pre-warmed by proximity to the exhaust manifold.  Might be a problem in winter-time Canada, really unlikely to cause trouble in our climate. To be fair, the OP doesn't divulge his/her whereabouts, perhaps they could give us a clue?

Indeed Wino I meant just bin the warm air feed.

Do you have any idea where pipe 14 should go to ? Is that the exhaust manifold ? If that pipe is removed from part 18, should the exhaust gas come out through it ?

Edited 14 September, 201411 yr by Alexandru

Do you have any idea where pipe 14 should go to ? Is that the exhaust manifold ? If that pipe is removed from part 18, should the exhaust gas come out through it ?

 

The pipe doesn't carry any gas. All it does is suck hot air off the outside of the exhaust manifold and takes it into the air box. There is a thermostatically controlled flap valve inside part 18 which opens and closes to allow hot, cold, or a mixture of both, into the air intake according to ambient air temperature.