Morning all. Ran over someones muffler on expressway, no real damage as far as I could tell but...
08-22-2007, 06:15 AM
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Morning all. Ran over someones muffler on expressway, no real damage as far as I could tell but...
...there was a soft (aluminum?) pipe that snapped off the bottom of me ride. It was about the diameter of a sharpie pen and ran from the front drivers side, all the way to the rear somewhere. It was dragging, so I tugged and it snapped off. No leaking of any sort, the tube if you will seemed hollow and useless, but I just want to be sure what it is for. Any ideas?
Cars still driving the same, and performs as expected, but better safe then sorry.
Thanks, good morning <yawns>
Cars still driving the same, and performs as expected, but better safe then sorry.
Thanks, good morning <yawns>
(( No idea what that tube is <looking in picture archives>
08-22-2007, 06:45 AM
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I'm sure it's cosmetic
???
Seems strange that there would be something that had no use in that location. I understand that there is often prewire and connectors for options not included on a particular car but this particular one seems odd.
Seems strange that there would be something that had no use in that location. I understand that there is often prewire and connectors for options not included on a particular car but this particular one seems odd.
08-22-2007, 06:56 AM
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Indeed. An OT member said perhaps a fuel evaporator line....
... but it had no smell of fuel...?
BostonDriver is going to take a pic of his 4.2 for us to view. Perhaps someone else will be able to identify the tube.
I should update, its probably one foot in from the outside of the sideskirt and not directly under the skirt.
BostonDriver is going to take a pic of his 4.2 for us to view. Perhaps someone else will be able to identify the tube.
I should update, its probably one foot in from the outside of the sideskirt and not directly under the skirt.
08-22-2007, 06:56 AM
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My sideskirt is sealed along the car's underside, but...
could it be one of these three lines running in the recessed channel pictured below?
(sorry for crappy camera phone pics)
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/hliu55/reference/A6_underside_2.jpg">
picture is looking up at the underside of car about even with the driver door, driver side of car to the left of the photo, front of car to the bottom of the photo.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/hliu55/reference/A6_underside_1.jpg">
picture is also looking up the underside of car closer to the wheel well, front of car to the bottom of the photo.
Anyone know what these are for???
(sorry for crappy camera phone pics)
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/hliu55/reference/A6_underside_2.jpg">
picture is looking up at the underside of car about even with the driver door, driver side of car to the left of the photo, front of car to the bottom of the photo.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/hliu55/reference/A6_underside_1.jpg">
picture is also looking up the underside of car closer to the wheel well, front of car to the bottom of the photo.
Anyone know what these are for???
