Broken pipe

[matty1626]

Anyone know what this pipe is that has snapped off and roughly how much a replacement is my car is an 2003 Citroen xsara picasso 1.8 petrol

[Stickyfinger]

Looks like a crank breaker pipe to me....I would just put a joiner pipe into it

[Hell Razor5543]

I recall that Michel had a similar pipe fail on his 307. When he tried to remove it (to repair it) it snapped a couple of more times!

[Stickyfinger]

and £74 from Citroen !

[Hell Razor5543]

Bl00dy Hellfire! Michel only paid around £40 for his, new from Peugeot.

[white exec]

Check for brittleness, then do a joiner. Worth a try.

[Hell Razor5543]

This was the problem Michel had, and the pipes look like they are made of similar materials;

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[white exec]

Some black electrical flexi-conduit could turn out to be tougher, so long as it's not the stuff PSA use!

[elma]

I got away with a repair on my Xantia with the same issue. At 21 years old and with the V6 heat I reckon if I got away with it you have a decent chance. I filled the external grooves with silicon and sheathed it with suitably sized fuel hose.

[matty1626]

Before i repair the pipe would i have to give it a good clean cause it was covered in oil

[elma]

Yes if you use an adhesive or sealer like I did.
I sprayed mine a few times with contact cleaner.
Probably not the ideal solvent but I didn't want to brush or touch the pipe for fear of it disintegrating.

[white exec]

If the pipe is that delicate, the affected section should be replaced,
The only way to find out is to handle/flex it.
You may be able to splice in just a new section of that lengthy pipe.

[Paul-R]

The only way to find out is to handle/flex it.

Uh-oh, that way madness lies.

[white exec]

Quite probably.

[dnsey]

Some black electrical flexi-conduit could turn out to be tougher, so long as it's not the stuff PSA use!

That's what I used, attached / reinforced with heatshrink.