hi all,

i believe this is quite a common annoyance, basically the breather pipe (one with the very brittle plastic clip) keeps coming away as the plastic clip was broken. i keep trying to tape it on but it keeps coming away.

not sure what others have done about this, as the same issue will happen even if i bought another part as mechanics who service seem to end up breaking the clip at some point.

also, if breather pipe does come away so is not attached, what problems if any does this cause - ive heard the engine area being a bit louder (almost like a rattle as you put foot down) but can it damage anything, or loe mpg.

any help is greatly appreciated.

thanks

have you tried a wire tie or jubilee clip :)

i did try a cable tie but it was still moving about, not sure how to get it to hold it in place.

I ended up buying a new one, no matter what I did it spewed oil all over the place, tried a cheapy part first, no joy, the seal didn't seal it, got a ford one, worked a treat, then I chopped it off and added an oil catch can on to it :)

As for what damage can be caused, it can make a right mess of everything

I've had the same issue and used some metal tie wire to hold it on which does fine - just have to renew the wire everytime I take it off which is every time I change the filter.

Dee, do you have a photo of the oil catch system you installed and where you got the parts? I think you recomended doing this before but I have just not got around to it yet.

What's metal tie wire? How did you put it on to stop it slipping off?

I'm not too sure about the oil and making a mess as mines been fine so far, not got any oil leakage from the breather pipe area. Why would that be if other people are having this issue?

I've had the same issue and used some metal tie wire to hold it on which does fine - just have to renew the wire everytime I take it off which is every time I change the filter.

Dee, do you have a photo of the oil catch system you installed and where you got the parts? I think you recomended doing this before but I have just not got around to it yet.

http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/71753-oil-catch-can-install-16-tdci/

you prompted me to get around to posting that!

theres some pictures on there :)