Groaning Hippo
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First job on the project freelander and we run into a problem.
I was going to replace the old rusty egr blanking pipe/fitting/thingy.
Took the hoses off to get to the fitting and found that a previous owner had fitted the bypass pipe that doesn't have the little 90 degree side pipe with blanking disc on it, that would connect to the corrugated exhaust re circulation pipe/tube. In fact the corrugated pipe had a load of soft wadding shoved up the pipe followed by an 8mm socket shoved on top of that all topped off with an Allen key pushed through pipe to hold it all in. After removing all the metalwork I struggled to get the wadding out so started the engine. Of course nothing happened at first so I was looking up the pipe and then like a cartoon it all shot out along with black soot. Leaving me looking like a cross between the a chimney sweep and a coal miner!
Comedy aside, now that I am ready to fit the proper egr bypass pipe, it seems that the corrugated pipe has been cut off as it it way too short and the blanking plate comes nowhere near it.
Does anyone know if the pipe with corrugated section can be bought new so I can replace? Cannot find anything online. Anyone else solved a similar issue without shoving a hankie and a socket set up there again?
I don't know why I am laughing....but somehow I still am....
First job on the project freelander and we run into a problem.
I was going to replace the old rusty egr blanking pipe/fitting/thingy.
Took the hoses off to get to the fitting and found that a previous owner had fitted the bypass pipe that doesn't have the little 90 degree side pipe with blanking disc on it, that would connect to the corrugated exhaust re circulation pipe/tube. In fact the corrugated pipe had a load of soft wadding shoved up the pipe followed by an 8mm socket shoved on top of that all topped off with an Allen key pushed through pipe to hold it all in. After removing all the metalwork I struggled to get the wadding out so started the engine. Of course nothing happened at first so I was looking up the pipe and then like a cartoon it all shot out along with black soot. Leaving me looking like a cross between the a chimney sweep and a coal miner!
Comedy aside, now that I am ready to fit the proper egr bypass pipe, it seems that the corrugated pipe has been cut off as it it way too short and the blanking plate comes nowhere near it.
Does anyone know if the pipe with corrugated section can be bought new so I can replace? Cannot find anything online. Anyone else solved a similar issue without shoving a hankie and a socket set up there again?
I don't know why I am laughing....but somehow I still am....
