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| CapeLandy Member Since: 21 Jul 2008 Location: Cape Town Posts: 558  
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Just for interest sake - I added another clear hose over the end of my breather and extended it into the rear of the cab and coiled the hose a few times and cable tied in position - never had any fumes or water in the fuel again despite the warning people gave me at the time.
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30th Mar 2010 5:43am |
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| Grockle Member Since: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Peak District National Park Posts: 2266  
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the breather should be routed behind the o/s tail light cover in the wheel arch 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up. |
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30th Mar 2010 8:33am |
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| jav-uk Member Since: 29 Mar 2010 Location: Shropshire Posts: 112  
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Many thanks for the responses. My breather pipe is way to short to route to the OS tail lamp cover.
I suspect it may have come loose and snapped short. I was hoping to avoid an early trip back to the stealer. |
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30th Mar 2010 9:40am |
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| 110SEB Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1444 
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I haven't checked my breather. Is it a home fix if it's not been adjusted by my stealers?
It's currently in for service and some warranty work before the 3 years run out in May. I'm reluctant to mention the breather if I can do it myself (unless they've already done it). They only need the slightest reason to keep the car sitting in their yard for a week while they drink tea and think about actually working on the car 
In fact it was in for 3 days last week while they replaced the brake vacuum pump. When I went to collect it they said they were just cleaning it for me. I poked my head round their yard and watched as it took 3 men 40 minutes to wash and chamois the outside, jet wash the rubber mats and wipe the windows inside. |
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30th Mar 2010 10:55am |
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| CapeLandy Member Since: 21 Jul 2008 Location: Cape Town Posts: 558
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definate home fix - just look under the rear left wheel arch and if you see a small type filter and goosneck hose they have not relocated it. The older vehicles have it there but after 2008 some time I think it was already re-routed somewhere else. My vacuume pump was changed on route from Botswana to Cape Town by the dealer in Windhoek, Namibia in 2 hours flat including washing all the oil under the bonnet. |
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30th Mar 2010 11:02am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5035 
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They changed the location in 2009 to not be around the OS light or wheel arch position Mike
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31st Mar 2010 11:07am |
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| shingwell Member Since: 13 Mar 2009 Location: herefordshire Posts: 45
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They changed my 07 130 breather to be the same place as yours - on top of the tank. On a 130 the tube is too short to reach the end of the tub behind the lights (which are different to a 90/110 anyway) - I guess extending the tube was beyond them! I haven't had any more problems with it in this position. I regularly fill it up until the pump clicks off, although I don't attempt to go any further than that.
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1st Apr 2010 9:59am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2638 
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CapeLandy, do you have a pic for us? |
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1st Apr 2010 10:01am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Since we are replacing the fuel tank on our 09 Puma and adding a wing tank at the same time we are considering extending the breather pipe all the way up to the top of the snorkel. Will be extending all the other breathers there as well.
Can anyone see a problem with this idea? Brendan |
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9th Apr 2010 5:48pm |
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| sasha2001 Member Since: 02 Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand+ russia Posts: 206  
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No done it already including other breathers, diffs, gearbox etc |
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9th Apr 2010 7:17pm |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513 
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No issues at all. Excellent plan. You only have to decide how to route them.
One word of caution - some people have been tempted to route/terminate them in the intake. There have also been suspected cases where the escaping oil/fuel vapour has caused problems for the engine. If, however, you route the breathers up the snorkel and terminate them outside of the airflow (e.g. behind the intake) then you should have no problems whatsoever.  One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
+ New Defender 110 First Edition |
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9th Apr 2010 10:34pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5035
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You can get a union box eg all breathers to one to run up to wherever, usually the snorkel.
Personally im not a fan of running it to the top of the snorkel - my view, run it to the hieghest point in the engine bay...if your any higher for a long period than just driving through you will have bigger problems than the breathers! Dont run them in the snorkel though - i have seen people have the suck of the air intake, sucking fluids through the breathers. Mike |
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10th Apr 2010 9:34am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Yep we are seriously planning the work in progress. The pile of boxes is growing
We have prepped vehicles over long time periods before. Borrowing a 4 post lift and a friend for a few days 
Means we can 'hit' the vehicle and do a lot of work in a planned fashioned. However means the wallet gets a major hit!  When we replace the fuel tank we will waxoyl that area which is difficult to get to under normal circumstances. Decided to go for stainless tank cost £30 more with a double bottom as can not fit a standard tank guard with larger tank. Will be taking lots of photos 
Bought a roll of nylon tubing and a range of fittings for the breathers. One thing have noticed is that many of the so called wading kits include plastic elbows for the axles etc. Have found metal ones which have 'o' ring seals. Price difference? Slightly more. Quality difference???? Next question any problem with joining the fuel breather into the axle breathers etc? Brendan |
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10th Apr 2010 9:49am |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513
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I don't really feel qualified to give you advice about preparing a Landy 
However, in answer to your specific question: The only 'theoretical' danger would be drawing fuel into the axel or visa vera. If you plunged into a pond, you'd draw air in through the breather - I supposed it could draw fuel up the line but I'd be amazed. I think you'd be fine. Where did you get your metal elbows from? One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS + New Defender 110 First Edition |
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12th Apr 2010 4:07am |
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