[V8] Breather Hoses

Michael Larosa Jr Mc.Larosa at Sun.COM
Tue Jan 18 14:56:47 EST 2005


yikes, forget about that.... probably why mine still had heater hose on it :)

Mike,


Matt Smith wrote:
> Actually, I believe the real piece is between $60 and $100. I went down this
> road about 4 months ago for the same hose. What a mess!  I ended up taking
> the fragments of the hose to NAPA and matched it up to one that was pretty
> close and used it. So far so good! I checked it last weekend and it was
> still good too. 
> 
> -Matt
> "1990 V8Q" 103k FOR SALE $4300/obo Passed inspection today!!!
> Purcellville, VA  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> Michael Larosa Jr
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 2:41 PM
> To: Matthew Yip
> Cc: V8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] Breather Hoses
> 
> 
> no clue.....  I used heater hose on mine... it was so bad the car barely ran
> and when i tried duct tape it to keep it together it just collapsed...
> 
> but i think the real piece is maybe $20 or so.. not too bad for a nice form
> fitted hose...  if that one is dead, you probably want to do all 3.
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> Matthew Yip wrote:
> 
>>Just discovered the breather hose behind the drivers' side head is 
>>leaking - I wondered why it smelled like burning oil...
>>
>>In any case, I've contacted AudiConnection but am curious is anyone 
>>know if this item is still available thru Audi or is it one of those 
>>infamous NLA parts.
>>
>>Matthew
>>'90 V8
>>
>>
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