What is this tube? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

NewArt · 10-20-2018, 06:35 PM

No, TRK is right. Should be replaced.

Starter986 · 10-21-2018, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by NewArt

No, TRK is right. Should be replaced.

Part # 996.107.147.55 looks zero like that illustrated in the picture. TRK always is spot on, but this isn't meeting the acid test. Are you suggesting that the part in the OP illustration was wrapped with wire loom, because it looks like there's a fairly lengthy run of loom. If you run the part number, it appears at the bend there is maybe 4 inches of the loom-look. The OP illustration looks zero like that.

Someone else have an idea/recommmendation? Maybe OP can share what lurks beneath the loom. Wire? Hard plastic pipe?

blueflames · 10-21-2018, 09:10 AM

This is not a "tube" it is simply a wire harness with cracked covering. leave it alone.

Crib · 10-21-2018, 12:34 PM

Hm..

It's certainly not a wire loom. Even though the surface resembles one of those, this one does not contain any wires and the inside of the tube is oily.

My own bet based on previous posts is, that it is the ventilation for the AOS.

I'm wondering if a previous owner took some other kind of piping to replace it. If so I need to investigate the connecting ends of it.

Anyhow, that's life. Almost done with a job, and a new one appears