What is it and how do I tighten it?

[Tarek]

Playing under the bonnet with young Mr Gardener, we found a pipe from the top of the Apollo to the casing. At the casing, it seemed loose. What does it do? More to the point, how do you tighten it since the bolt at the connection with the casing dorsn't seem to move. Any ideas?

 

Oh, it's a VVC if that makes any difference.

 

Tarek

[F355GTS]

Tarek it's a vent/ breather hose. The male threaded part fitted in the rocker cover has a locking nut, to tighten this joint if it's lose(like mine!) you have to take the rocker cover off to hold the nut on the inside.

 

Mark

[Tarek]

Thanks Mark,

 

Looks like I know what I'll be doing tonight then! I wonder what the record is for damage done whilst trying to tighten a nut?!

 

Tarek

[DCG]

Tarek,

 

Young ! That's a first thumbsup.gif

 

Once you've broken it, bring it round and we can break it some more

 

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Dave.

 

[CHRIS CLARK]

When I first fitted the Caterham kit it had a couple of crush washers for sealing this air/oil bleed fitting to cam box. Useless items! They are best replaced with a solid washer and a bit of sealant. Problem on mine now solved as a one way valve now fitted to give instant oil pressure reading as opposed to the slight delay that normally accompanies Apollo tanks!

[John Vine]

Like Chris, I fitted the one-way valve, but put mine part way along the breather hose. This saved having to open up the existing hole in the cam cover and fiddling around with adaptors. And yes, it works! Instant oil pressure.

 

JV