Breather tube in 1988 90Q

[Brett Dikeman]

At 9:56 PM -0400 10/2/01, Radek wrote:


>Has anyone dealt with this problem before?

   Yes...collapsing of crankcase breather hoses is a seemingly 
universal problem on all Audis from the mid eighties onwards; they 
disintegrate from the inside and turn to mush.  5000's, 200q20v's, 
V8qs...they all do it.  Dunno about the a-series cars etc.

   When removing, try to be careful not to get hose parts inside the 
crankcase.  Slicing off the hose close at the fitting on the block 
with a fresh razor blade might be the best way to get it off cleanly, 
then slice the hose open on the side to remove it from the block.


>   I would just buy a length of
>rubber tube if not for the fact that one end is wider than the other.  Is
>there any reason for this.

Probably one fitting is larger than the other :-)


>  Any suggestions how to deal with the problem
>without spending big $$$?  Thanks.

   Go to the vendor list on the website for phone numbers, and call 
either Carlsen, Clair, The Parts Connection, or Blau, to name a few 
of the most popular parts places...and see who has the best price. 
If you call Carlsen or Clair, ask them to give you the audi part 
number when they look up the hose, for future reference.  You can 
also use http://catalog.exist.ru to try and find the part number, but 
I have no idea how up to date it is.

   Chances are you can do much better than the price quoted by the 
dealer...even though Carlsen and Clair are dealerships, they do a ton 
of parts business and offer discounted prices.  When talking to any 
of these places, mention you are a quattro/Audifans list member, we 
usually get a small discount off their already reasonable prices.


Brett
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