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What is this and what does it do???
« on: May 28th, 2006, 11:32am » |
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Close to the engine dipstick is a horizontal saucer shaped unit, with a thin rubber pipe running from it.
Pardon my ignorance but what is this and what does it do?
What would be the effect of the rubber pipe having split?
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Keith
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Re: What is this and what does it do???
« Reply #1 on: May 28th, 2006, 12:03pm » |
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Is this your saucer ?
This is the EGR system, here is what it does
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/egr.htm
On my scorp that pipe did also broke, never felt a difference with a new copper one fitted, so i took it off and put a plug on the valve that controls the vacuum.
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« Reply #2 on: May 28th, 2006, 3:09pm » |
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Thanks for that.
Rubber pipe 7 had split, no idea when.
I had already posted a separate thread as I'd noticed that the car was slowly losing power on motorway inclines last week during a 600 mile round trip, although it was otherwise performing sweetly.
Could this be the reason?
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Keith
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Re: What is this and what does it do???
« Reply #3 on: May 28th, 2006, 3:10pm » |
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It's a 97 P 2.3 btw
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Re: What is this and what does it do???
« Reply #4 on: May 29th, 2006, 8:25am » |
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Mine is also a 2.3 but never felt anything suspicious with the broke pipe.
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