Breather Hose Question

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I seem to have a big lump in my hose (insert Carry On joke here), that is, on the pic below where the arrow is, there is a solid section about one and a half inches long, the rest of the hose you can easily squash. Could someone tell me please, is there something in this hose like a filter or something or will it be a blockage which I need to clear, there is evidence of oil around the breather tower base if that has anything to do with it. Thanks.

1985 T25 1.9DG Petrol

[TONYT25T25]

Sometimes they collapse, so there msybe something inserted there to prevent it. Worth taking off to check and clean, mine has no filter.

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Thank you Tony, so it 'should' just be a plain clear hose then, like any other. Good point that it might have something inside to prevent collapsing.

[TONYT25T25]

I believe so, someone else may add to the post though. Also worth reading up on other posts regarding the operation of the oil tower and possible issues.

[Mocki]

Simply replace the old squishy breather pipe with a nice silicon one that wont go soft , fit and forget
https://brickwerks.co.uk/product/breath ... t3-wbx-dg/

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Thanks very much guys. I did think of replacing it so thanks also for the link, expensive aren't they?! Will take the old one off and have a butchers, but yes will most probably change that.