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Good Afternoon,

Just recently purchased a VW 1989 Transporter.

I've been having a quick look round to see what needs doing before spring / summer next year;

I crawled under the engine bay and noticed that there are 2 six - ten inch (2 inch diameter) open ribbed tubes, further investigation put's them in the area of the rear driver side light cluster!

Can anyone please put my mind at ease as to what these are?

Alien infestation?

Prob should say what engine it is? Presuming it's a right hand drive?

It's a petrol 1.6 RHD, I've ruled out the alien infestation for the time being.

thanks

I'm a Diesel engine owner - someone will know I'm sure!

Sound like warm air pipes that take heat from the exhaust to the air intake - got them on the 1.9wbx, dunno about 1.6 AC

Why would an 89 have a 1.6 air-cooled engine? Must have been waiting to be registered for a long time.

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Maybe he means 1.6 diesel?

He does say its petrol? Maybe he can tell us if any of this looks familiar?

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Oops, my mistake, it's a 1.9 petrol.
The pipes are definitely not a factory fit, they just sit there.

BOXY wrote:

Sound like warm air pipes that take heat from the exhaust to the air intake - got them on the 1.9wbx

Yep, air ducts to/from the warm air unit behind the o/s/r light cluster ... not required in our relatively mild climate and often removed.

Ian

Thought so. They break up at the exhaust connection and are then sometimes tucked up behind the light cluster for some reason(how I found mine when I bought the van). As Ian says, not needed so can be removed completely unless you plan to regularly travel to very cold climates.

No plans for travelling to extremely cold places, unless i'm still around for the next ice age!