what does this do? and should I be worried?

1. user_60524 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2012 Edinburgh Posts: 229 Saxo 1.1 Desire Silver

   #1 25th August 2012, 18:09

   what does this do?! and is this the reason why the car keeps cutting out?
   
   
   
   
2. slimwiltaz Established Member Joined: Dec 2011 co durham Posts: 1150 cammed saxo vts(not any more) leon cupra

   #2 25th August 2012, 18:14

   sure its just a oil breather mate, don't think it will cause your car to cut out.

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3. user_60524 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2012 Edinburgh Posts: 229 Saxo 1.1 Desire Silver

   #3 25th August 2012, 18:17

   thanks mate, the car seems to be cutting out after about 2 hours off driving. think i may have something to do with the heat...
4. slimwiltaz Established Member Joined: Dec 2011 co durham Posts: 1150 cammed saxo vts(not any more) leon cupra

   #4 25th August 2012, 18:18

   after it cuts out how do you manage to get it started?
5. user_60524 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2012 Edinburgh Posts: 229 Saxo 1.1 Desire Silver

   #5 25th August 2012, 18:22

   leave it for a while then when it fires up blip the throttle and keep the revs high then try get home as fast as possible LOL! when it cuts out if i try start it straight away it just doesn't fire
6. mcjacko1987 Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue

   #6 25th August 2012, 19:14

   maybe coil pack causing the cut out.
   the pipe is just an oil breather pipe. you can fix that temporally with silicone until you get a replacement, but this wont cause the cutting out mate
7. Pitbull69 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Co Durham Posts: 634 Octavia vRS

   #7 25th August 2012, 19:18

   My oil breather snapped and I just got some strong tape and taped it in place was meant to be temporary but it never gave me no problems so stayed like that until I sold the car.
8. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #8 25th August 2012, 19:55

   Sounds like a coil pack on its last legs,they fail often when the car is hot.
9. user_59256 Regular Poster Joined: May 2012 Brighton Posts: 400 Saxo Desire, Furio, VTS, MK2 Golf GTi 16v, Scooby

   #9 25th August 2012, 20:34

   Nah my oil breather isnt even connected to anything, doesnt seem to have any effect on the engine, but it does need to be sorted out. It has been like this since i bought it, never had any problems because of it.
   
   
10. furrycannon Newbie Joined: Sep 2011 Maidstone Posts: 20 Mk1 Saxo VTS, VW Lupo SDi =(, Ford Transit Tipper

    #10 26th August 2012, 11:38

    You can get an oil breather filter on ebay for about a tenner, or do what i did and stick it in a thermos flask with some wire wool and jubbly clip it to summin
11. user_60524 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2012 Edinburgh Posts: 229 Saxo 1.1 Desire Silver

    #11 26th August 2012, 12:44

    Is it hard to replace the coil pack?
12. mcjacko1987 Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue

    #12 26th August 2012, 15:05

    nope. 2 nuts remove plug and pull it off. its the long black plastic thing just at top of engine. easy to do mate

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13. user_60524 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2012 Edinburgh Posts: 229 Saxo 1.1 Desire Silver

    #13 26th August 2012, 21:53

    Thanks mate ill look into that!!