Breather pod £29 !!!

[dub-disaster]

Just ordered one of these from trade parts supplier vw with trade discount, £29 !! Shocked at the price I don't see them at gsf any one else do then at a little more wallet friendly price ?

[hayesey]

£29 seems fair enough to me, VW wanted to charge me more than that for a tiny water pipe connector elbow the other day (so I didn't bother).

[dub-disaster]

Wish I could just not bother with the breather pod. Vw do charge stupid amounts suppose they cab as there the only ones that keep some parts.

[PeteG40]

these are pretty similar, though the pipe is straight not long and curved like  ag40... should be ok if you run a catch tank

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GOLF-MK1-CABRIO-POLO-SCIROCCO-CARB-BREATHER-UNIT-/350329146495?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item51913e8c7f

[Jezza-7]

Do you reckon that would work better with a catch tank rather than the standard one?

[hayesey]

no I'd say it's more likely to work much worse since it's a cheapo part

[cheys03]

What about giving your existing one a bloody good cleaning?

[Jezza-7]

no I'd say it's more likely to work much worse since it's a cheapo part

True.

[Puncharado]

What about giving your existing one a bloody good cleaning?

As they are just a press fit I was a little worried about refitting an old one in case it leaked, even though it was really good inside (only on there for a few thousand miles). So I spent the 30 quid on a new VAG one, a drop in the ocean considering the price of all the other rebuild parts.

[hayesey]

yeah hardly seems worth risking hassle for the sake of £29, I just fitted a new VAG one to mine when I rebuilt the engine a couple of years ago, the cost of that was insignificant in comparison to most other things I buy for the car!  It's barely more than an oil change.

[dub-disaster]

It all adds up !

[Puncharado]

It all adds up !

Quite right, but it gets to the point where you've spent so much already on other bits (especially rebuild and uprated/tuning bits) it would be stupid to skimp on something even the base spec engine needs. Would you run your ££££'s worth of freshly built 1341 turbo on Wilkinsons or Asda engine oil because it saves you 20 quid?

[Jezza-7]

I think wilkson's is better  lol

[hayesey]

My stepdad had bought Tesco Value bluestripe mineral oil to use in the MGB GT V8 he used to have!!! When he sold it he kindly donated the oil to me I used some of it as engine assembly lube and the rest is still on a shelf in my garage somewhere...

[Nick_S]

I presume the PY blocks dont have the 2 bolt holes by the breather?
If some do, then you can always use an ABD plastic breather pod with O ring seal. I cleaned one out and fitted it to my 1W crank case.