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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: les baty on March 10, 2009, 21:16:30

Title: axle breathers
Post by: les baty on March 10, 2009, 21:16:30

hi all, i need a set of breathers for my disco 300 tdi, are they the same as a 200 tdi?

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: scatt on March 10, 2009, 21:26:14

nip down the local tool shop or some where that supplies compressor fittings and air lines. the breathers are made from the same stuff. should be 6mm o/d and 4mm i/d. its a lot cheaper than buying a kit.

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: les baty on March 10, 2009, 21:37:45

cheers for the reply, what size thread are the?

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: big tim on March 10, 2009, 23:01:16

Or you can buy the pipe on ebay for 15quid  for 30 meters then sweat it on to you old fittings.The shop me and scatt use is called AMS SUPPLY'S in Derby 01332 680011

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: lee celtic on March 11, 2009, 00:03:18

Or you can go to your local garden centre and buy auto watering hose about 20 mtrs for £4 works well  ;)

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: craig_midz on March 11, 2009, 09:55:53

i brought off ebay size 1/4 bsp an 1/8 bsp an 30ms of pipe cost me in whole 16 pound delieveried off fleabay one size fits axles other size fits bell housin

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: freeagent on March 11, 2009, 13:27:23

1/8 BSP airline fittings, + 4mm plastic hose from Ebay, about £16 buys enough for the whole truck.

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: bogie on March 11, 2009, 21:52:06

WASHER HOSE WORKS GOOD!

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: craig_midz on March 12, 2009, 12:59:15

the 1/4 bsp fits timing casing i used 6 mm pipe did all mine yesterday the blue pipe i used looks 10 times better then the brittle old land rover ones :P

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: les baty on March 16, 2009, 20:16:07

well the breathers are coming along great, done both axels, but i cant find the gear box or transfer box ones, any pointers please, great tip on getting the pipe and fittings seperately its much cheaper, thanks very much

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: scatt on March 16, 2009, 20:23:04

gearbox and transfer box breathers should come up somewhere around the rear of the engine. they look just the same as the axel breathers. (with a curl on the end)

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: les baty on March 16, 2009, 20:40:44

cheers for that, but the problem isnt so much what they look like, its where they are!!!

the guy i bought it off has stripped them all off!!

cheers

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: scatt on March 16, 2009, 22:28:36

the only other thing i could say is what you already know, there somewhere on the top of the g/box and t/box. sorry i couldnt be more help.

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: Disco-andy on March 16, 2009, 22:40:02

heres the gear box one , transfer box is close by.

(http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq205/disco-andy/DSC00434.jpg)

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: Disco_Stu on March 17, 2009, 15:32:32

Some more pics in this thread les.

Stu

http://www.mud-club.com/forum/index.php/topic,45465.msg419862.html#msg419862

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: les baty on March 17, 2009, 19:17:16

that great, a very big help, and youve used the same fittings as me which is reassuring to know ive got the right ones, thanks very much for all your help and everyone that has helped me.

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: Mikieb1981 on March 17, 2009, 19:27:17

Couple more pics for you to look at

Fitted a full kit to my mates truck managed to get both of these from underneath

Have circled both in pics but you can only just see one, othr pic shows ratchet in place removing it

Hope this helps

Mike

Title: Re: axle breathers
Post by: muddyjames on March 18, 2009, 16:33:51

the gearbox and T box ones are tucked right up behind the engine block between the bulk head. I spent far too long looking for mine and found them when I did an engine change! I'm not suggestijng doing an engine change to find them as that is a bit over the top. :lol: