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Help clean this mess up
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Serviced the car at the weekend and typically on Thursday the boost gauge stopped reading so I went to investigate that too.

Turns out the previous owner was no stranger to 'bodging' things.

Is this a normal location to tap for a boost gauge?

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Seems just a little bit inaccessable.

Added to that the actual nipple has snapped off quite low down -

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So I can't get a vacuum hose on it to take a reading.

The intake elbow was done by what some people consider to be a pro on these forums, so I'm not going to name names, and who am I to know that it's not the 'done thing' on a HDi. It just seems a little bit mad.

Continuing on from that, I knocked another vacuum hose loose from the bulkhead, and I have no idea what it's for -

(look towards the brake pipes towards the back)

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Which lead to this (the shorter section of rubber hose with the blue tape was loosely fixed over the end)

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This has a rusty nail in the end of it, pressumably acting as a bung?

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Then over by the solenoid-looking-thing by the brake master cylinder I found another professionally blanked vacuum hose -

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Can anybody tell me what's what and how I can fix everything?

Assuming I need a new inlet elbow now? Is this a part which needs replacing when doing an FMIC conversion? As I could be tempted into having a laugh before selling this car on next year if that is the case.

I just want to tidy it up a bit Sad
Disclaimer: The above is not to be taken to heart and is probably a joke, grow up you big girl.
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Help clean this mess up - by C.A.R. - 19-08-2013, 08:05 AM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by tigerstyle - 19-08-2013, 08:15 AM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by Toms306 - 19-08-2013, 08:18 AM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by Connor - 19-08-2013, 08:30 AM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by C.A.R. - 19-08-2013, 08:42 AM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by Toms306 - 19-08-2013, 08:46 AM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by Poodle - 19-08-2013, 10:41 AM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by Leedunn86 - 19-08-2013, 11:46 AM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by C.A.R. - 19-08-2013, 12:07 PM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by Poodle - 19-08-2013, 12:12 PM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by titch - 19-08-2013, 06:55 PM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by C.A.R. - 20-08-2013, 09:22 AM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by Poodle - 20-08-2013, 11:31 AM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by C.A.R. - 20-08-2013, 11:59 AM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by Mattcheese31 - 20-08-2013, 04:17 PM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by Poodle - 20-08-2013, 12:30 PM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by C.A.R. - 20-08-2013, 02:48 PM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by titch - 20-08-2013, 04:32 PM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by Toms306 - 20-08-2013, 04:35 PM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by Poodle - 20-08-2013, 06:51 PM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by C.A.R. - 20-08-2013, 09:37 PM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by C.A.R. - 21-08-2013, 10:11 PM
RE: Help clean this mess up - by titch - 21-08-2013, 11:06 PM

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