Anonymous

Well was cleaning the engine bay the other day of my MK4... When I opened the carberettor filter, some red wire pranged outta somewhere.. Just wandering if anyone knows what it is, and where it's supposed to go? I dont remember seeing it before I opened the filter up!

Car was running a bit dodgy today, almost like it didn't wanna go, and wanted to splutter out everytime it was idling with the choke out. Though that may have just been because it hasn't been started up in a few days!

marky_g

nah shouldnt be there i take it u mean when u take the topp off the filter and u can see the top of the carb

Anonymous

Well I put the filter back on, and left the wire out for now.. It seemed like it was stuck somewhere, hidden away..But as soon as I took the filter top off, it came out from sumwhere. It's not an electrical wire, but a really thin tube.

Anonymous

Anyone?? My car is acting strange :/ Steering wheel shaking

fezzanut

think it goes underneath on the base of the filter housing.take filter housing off and carefully look underneath as there should be other pipes connected and u will see where it goes its not a wire its a pipe for the breather system i think.good luck

marky_g

yer it may well be a thin breather pipe???

Anonymous

Yeah I think it was a thin air pipe that was connected onto the standard airbox. God knows why the previous owner left it tucked in near the carb