What just fell off!?!

Post by **uniB** » 27 Jun 2007, 21:32

I just noticed something hanging out the bottom van tonight, just in front of the near-side back wheel. Had a pull on it and it fell off (oo errr). Had a look round and I can't see anywhere obvious it might have come from.

So what the hell is it, anyone know?? And more importantly, do I need it?!?

I just started having a strange knocking noise that happened occasionally which sounded like something rubbing or catching, could this be responsible?

It's a rigid pipe, looks like it's had liquid in it.

[img:600:399]http://www.dav-t.co.uk/pipe.jpg[/img]

[img:600:399]http://www.dav-t.co.uk/pipe2.jpg[/img]

Post by **manxman** » 27 Jun 2007, 21:48

looks like it could be exhaust ducting from a webasto/eber heater, or maybe from a fridge?

Post by **mininut** » 27 Jun 2007, 22:21

My waste water drain pipe is there. Could it be that?

Post by **uniB** » 27 Jun 2007, 22:37

I thought it looked a bit like a waste water pipe but that's on the other side and is still there. I was thinking that there may be a very small chance that when I was at Glastonbury last weekend I may have run over someone else's fallen off waste pipe which got lodged under my van?

Exhaust ducting - well, it is around that area, it does look like it's had water through it though.

Post by **manxman** » 27 Jun 2007, 22:42

water could have just come from spray from the wheels and if you were at glastonbury I belive there was no shortage of water there!

is it stainless, can't tell from the pic

Post by **uniB** » 27 Jun 2007, 22:46

No, it doesn't look like new water, it's old caked on water (or whatever fluid) particularly at the top where it looks like it used to join on to something else. I think it's plastic with a metal wire core spiraling round

Post by **manxman** » 27 Jun 2007, 23:00

not exhaust ducting then

Post by **T'Onion** » 28 Jun 2007, 06:51

have you been driving your van through all the crap on sheffields streets ? ... mmm looks like a piece of flexi pipe from a washing machine or dish washer that could have been washed up onto the street

Post by **Dan Wood** » 28 Jun 2007, 07:30

I've a pipe something like that on my 1.9DG....

It starts off at the back right hand corner (when you're stood at the back of the van, facing the engine...) and is attached to the underside of a black box that then goes on to the air filter.

I think it picks up warm air from 'down below' near the exhaust and feeds it back into the air intake?

Anyway, mine fell off at the top and landed on a hot exhaust. People flashing their lights behind and I wondered why... I can confirm it is indeed plastic wrapped on a metal coil.

I can't detect any noticeable difference to the running of the van when it falls off, so it probably is only needed in sub-zero climates?

Post by **uniB** » 28 Jun 2007, 12:52

I just figured out where it came from, so it has once attached and not part of a washing machine or other persons waste pipe! - here....

[img:600:399]http://www.dav-t.co.uk/what_am_i.jpg[/img]

that's looking from the front of the back wheel coming out of the bulkhead. It's got another pipe next to it that's the same. It looks like some sort of drainage pipe but what it's draining I have no idea!

Post by **Bilbo Blue** » 28 Jun 2007, 15:11

Have you or did you have a heater under the back seat?
1 Hose possibly the inlet and the other one the exhaust?

Post by **lloyd** » 28 Jun 2007, 15:32

Bilbo Blue wrote:Have you or did you have a heater under the back seat?
1 Hose possibly the inlet and the other one the exhaust?

My guess as well.

Post by **famous phil** » 28 Jun 2007, 16:56

one of my velle's used to have a heater under the rear seat and thats were the pipes used to go

Post by **T'Onion** » 28 Jun 2007, 16:56

well with that piccie posted up , you my man have a heater on board propex ? have a look under the bed and get back to us

Post by **The Reverend Pimp Daddy** » 28 Jun 2007, 17:55

If you don't want it..........I've lost one of mine off me "Propex"......