Discovered a loose hose...WTH?
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Discovered a loose hose...WTH?
While crawling under the car, I noticed a hose loose. There isn't any fluid leaking from it nor was there any fluid stain on the ground. Naturally I want to re-attach it, but what does it attach to?
I have attached a picture. The perspective is from underneath the driver-side of the cabin, looking towards the front of the vehicle. It looks like the hose comes out of the back of the front axle differential and loops towards the front of the engine bay. Right now, the other end of the hose is just looped and duct taped off next to the front side of the front driver side wheel assembly.
I have attached a picture. The perspective is from underneath the driver-side of the cabin, looking towards the front of the vehicle. It looks like the hose comes out of the back of the front axle differential and loops towards the front of the engine bay. Right now, the other end of the hose is just looped and duct taped off next to the front side of the front driver side wheel assembly.
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Breather hose for your front dif Runs up the fire wall near the brake booster & valve cover
If it has been off awhile & you had your jeep in some deep water I would recomend changing your diff fluids
If it has been off awhile & you had your jeep in some deep water I would recomend changing your diff fluids
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No water. All dry land city driving. Thanks guys. Saved me yet an ADDITIONAL fee by a mechanic.
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Okay, I'm about to put on my dummy-newbie cap and ask this question; do you have a picture of where it's supposed to go? I see the brake booster, but I don't see any place where the hose would attach to. Is the host fitting actually ON the firewall itself? Also, what is the valve cover? <-- See, I told ya I had my dummy-newbie hat on.
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Just pull it up towards the hood, but let it have a few inches of slack. Use a zip tie to a wiring harness or something. Eventually, if you start to modify the Jeep you'll need a new hose to lengthen it anyway.
The valve cover is the long silver/black thing at the top of your engine that covers.... the valvetrane.
The valve cover is the long silver/black thing at the top of your engine that covers.... the valvetrane.
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its a breather tube, it dont connect to anything. it just comes from the axel, up into the engin bay and does nothing, it just goes up there cuz there is less of a likelihood of water getting in if its up higher
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On '03 & '04 GCs the hose has an attachment that attaches to the top of the shock stud that comes up into the engine compartment. Just secure it to something in the engine compartment to keep it up as high as you can. You can also extend it if you want it to be even higher.
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