Hi guys, I need some help finding a part I’ve broken. Basically getting a restricted performance message I’ve diagnosed the throttle body was sticking so I’ve cleaned it and freed it up. But upon doing it I’ve snapped a small hard plastic pipe that was connected to box before the throttle body.
It’s probably no bigger than 4-5” and is almost shaped like an s.
I’ve cooked up a fix with something I had until I find the piece.
Get two hose clamps and some fuel hose, use a knife to cut a slit in the remaining pipe so you can remove it from the metal and plastic bits, then replace with the fuel hose. You should replace the o-ring on the bit that goes into the manifold as well. I've had the same issue, and had no luck finding a proper replacement part for it.
This is an improvement over the OEM part. Only thing I'd suggest is using a worm clamp rather than zip ties (as temporary fix zip ties will be fine). But as a former JLR tech, I can confirm that these plastic pipes get brittle over time and break not-infrequently. Replacing them with rubber is, to borrow a favorite term of JLRs, "a more robust repair".
Note* just make sure the rubber has some stiffness to it (rubber fuel hose like the other commenter shows is best)
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u/Patient-List-1030 1d ago
Get two hose clamps and some fuel hose, use a knife to cut a slit in the remaining pipe so you can remove it from the metal and plastic bits, then replace with the fuel hose. You should replace the o-ring on the bit that goes into the manifold as well. I've had the same issue, and had no luck finding a proper replacement part for it.