Whats this?

[jay_wr8]

Hi, was just looking under the bonnet of my ss and found this broken hose at the back of the motor, it looks like its just a breather but i dont know that much about motors so, Does anyone know what this hose is? What affect would it have on the motor being broken if any? Could this be the cause of a strong fuel smell that only comes sometimes? Cheers

[vn_v6]

its black

[ratz26]

its a broken hose :-)

seriously..im not sure but i do suggest replacing it..it could very well be why ur smelling fuel...at least when u fix it if u still smell it u have crossed one thing of the list it could be

[jay_wr8]

Haha thanks guys i would of never worked that out, I will fix it just curios as to what it is

[hastey]

It's seems like a breather hose

[accentstencil]

It's the PCV hose Y connector, a common problem. It would be running pretty badly with that broken, possibly even the engine warning light will be on. $70 something dollars for the whole thing. It is worthwhile replacing the entire PCV hosing because the other rubber connections would be in about the same condition.

[jay_wr8]

Thanks accentstencil, its not running to bad bit of a rough idle but thats it, haven't had the engine light come on but im very interested to see how it runs when its fixed as it has been broken since i bought the car, Thanks for your help