Replacement Crankcase Breather tube - RT/NF/NG Engine

[Huw Powell]

>  There is a replacement kit available from Audi which i've just fitted. It
> consists of a tapered steel tube  with bends in it replacing the old rubber
> item , two short hoses, a blanking cap for a take off from the steel tube
> and three clips. 

yeah, those pricey little bits of hose were a drag.  I opted out of the
Audi hose clamps, but took the rubber.  The metal tube is nice,
especially when powder coated lazer purple...

>     I have one related question that someone may be able to answer. In the
> old tube I found a little twisted bundle of wire. I guess it is there to
> trap lumps of coke or sludge that get sucked up. Anyone come across this
> item? Will it lodge nicely in the new tube?

I did not notice a "sludge arrestor" in my old one... maybe I will dig
it out and look again.

-- 
Huw Powell

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