What is this pipe and filter?

Any ideas what this tube is?



And should it be attached to this black 'U' shaped pipe? I can't see anywhere else it should go.



The rubber tube with the filter on is sucking air in.

Help

Both look like vents/breathers to me

it is the turbo vent filter and should be changed every 12000 miles and it deos make a difference

Hi xant14,

Both are vents and should be left open to the atmosphere.

The black 'U' pipe is the IRD (Intermediate Reduction Gearbox) vent pipe.

The little plastic job is the turbo solenoid vent filter - yours looks well past it's sell-by date - get a new one - they are dirt cheap.

Nothing should be connected to the either of them.

Singvogel.

Singvogel you are absolutly right that turbo vent filter looks as though it has never been changed and at a cost of about £3 well what can you say I for some reason did not see the second photo

Thanks for the excellent, speedy replies.
Will change it asap.

LAND ROVER FREELANDER (1996-2006) TD4 EGR VENT AIR FILTER PHB000450 | eBay

£2.25 cheap enough!!

cox325 said:

LAND ROVER FREELANDER (1996-2006) TD4 EGR VENT AIR FILTER PHB000450 | eBay

£2.25 cheap enough!!

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nice price. Just got one for a bit more than that. about a fiver genuine LR... well so they say.

Cheep as chips just bought one 11200 on mine so ready for a change also fitted silcon pipes yesterday The old rubber ones were very poruse will have to see what differance they make over the next few days Great site love it to bit some one out there always know the anwser

xant14 said:

nice price. Just got one for a bit more than that. about a fiver genuine LR... well so they say.

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Hi , by the state of the turbo vent filter , i bet the crankcase breather filter is the same , if so it needs sorting asap , with the bmw vortex mod . theres plenty on here about it