I ran into some parts that I don't know the names of and am having a hard time understanding what they do and also can't find the part numbers for them. Please help me if you can, I have EPC but can't find some of this stuff. Thanks in advance and I love the community.

Please click on the thumbnails to see the bigger picture.

#1
The rubber hose coming from the top of the valve cover to the top of air filter/cleaner housing. It's cracked and I've got a pretty severe oil leak. I'm pretty sure oil passes through there because there is a bit of oil in the air filter compartment So, is it oil passing through that hose and if so, how much? My oil leak looks like it's kinda sneezed all around instead of leaking from a certain area like a gasket would.



#2
This transmission wire, I believe it is called a kick down cable or bowden cable is stripped at the white part where you twist the white/yellow piece to tighten or loosen so it has pretty much lost it's function. My car now has a hard time shifting and the car jerks back and forth randomly. Is this the reason it is doing this? I traced the cable to the transmission and i don't see how to pull it out of the transmission side. And instillation looks like a pain. Do you have to drop the tranny?



#3
This cylinder I know is for fuel, what does it do? Should it be loosened a bit or
fully tightened?


#4
This guy is on the firewall on the drivers side, it's part of the throttle mechanism. The rubber on the piece is shot and the previous owner had zip tied it to hold it together. The pedal doesn't have a fluid feel to the engine response at all, could this be the reason? Whats the name of the part?

#1 is a breather hose. It allows crankcase gasses along with a little oil vapor to be vented into the air cleaner. Just take it off and take it into your local parts store. Show it to them and they should be able to cut you a piece of the right length and diameter from bulk hose stock.

#2 Does look like a Bowden cable. That could indeed be causing some of your transmission issues. I don't remember exactly how that one comes off at the transmission, but I know you don't have to drop the transmission to get it off.

#3 is your primer pump. It should be tight, but it's made of plastic, so don't get TOO aggressive with it. If it leaks after you tighten it, replace it.

#4 is part of your accelerator linkage. Yes, that could explain the behavior you describe. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of that thing.

__________________
Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

#1, is a rubber elbo refered to a breather hose. about $4.



#2, Is the bowden cable, I haven`t replaced one of these either.


#3, is the primer pump. you have the old style that has to be turned to unscrew and then pump. then push down and tighten. they are known to leak and suck air. there is a upgrade one. just push up and down, nothing to unscrew. around $16 or so.


#4, Throttle linkage pivot mount. about $47. if this fails, the linkage could fall out. It does look like it has been Mc Givered.



Charlie

__________________
there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Thanks guys for responding, helped me out a bit. Only thing i am still a bit lost on how to tackle is the bowden/kickdown cable because that's my big issue as my car jerks around and it's annoying as i have no way to adjust anything.

Call Phil - ring the number top right hand corner of your screen - and see if he can get one for you.

__________________
1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!