1.6 Blue Hdi Air Filter box lid - vent pipe removal

[RichardW]

Had to revisit this again today changing the air filter and my initial efforts were met with a gallic shurg and "Non, aujord'hui, Monsieur", and had to search back through Jim's thread for his useful instructions, which takes a bit of finding, so thought I would post it here with a more direct title!

That connector is definitely fiddly and there's a knack to it Richard!

It took me about 20 minutes today...

This is what the end of the airbox spigot looks like:



And this is the collet within the connector:



The technique is to initially push the connector towards the airbox. Then, whilst holding the connector as far forward as you can, pull the collet assembly back as far as it will go by its ears, squeeze the two ears together really hard and keeping them squeezed as hard as you can, pull forward and the connector will release and come off the spigot... It may take two or three attempts. It's made difficult because the collet is loose inside the connector and that's why it's needs to be pulled back whist squeezing its ears... If you don't, the ring on the spigot prevents the collect jaws expanding enough to pass over them...

Whoever designed that was a genius/idiot/psychopath/joker/sadist* 100% more complex than it needed to be...

* Select your favoured choice...

Original discussion here: viewtopic.php?t=24055&hilit=pipe&start=9551

Note the pipe is only the vent from the turbo solenoid, so if it is already, or gets, broken, you can just blank off the hole in the air box and leave the pipe loose - not blanking the hole risks engine management light as it may suck un metered air in.

[mickthemaverick]

............had to search back through Jim's thread for his useful instructions, which takes a bit of finding, so thought I would post it here with a more direct title!

A good plan Richard and no royalties involved!!