Pipe blowing

[BobKen74]

Evening everyone,

Any suggestions as to why this pipe keeps blowing off and giving my engine bay a not so great steam clean when idling?!View attachment 291999
Cheers
RobK

 

[t-tony]

Hi, we can't see the attachment picture Rob. How did you attach it?

Tony.

 

[BobKen74]

not very well @t-tony

 

[BobKen74]

not very well @t-tony

not very well @t-tony

2.8 Z3 wide body pre-facelift if that helps at all

Thanks again

 

[t-tony]

That looks like it could be the engine breather from the rocker cover to me. That would explain oil vapor escaping which looks a lot like steam. Is the engine oil level going down ?, or, for that matter the engine coolant level going down?


Tony.

 

[BobKen74]

That looks like it could be the engine breather from the rocker cover to me. That would explain oil vapor escaping which looks a lot like steam. Is the engine oil level going down ?, or, for that matter the engine coolant level going down?


Tony.

thanks @t-tony

The red plastic float isn’t floating so I thought it was coolant to be honest. I’ll check the oil tomorrow as it’s not something I’d thought of as a potential issue. Not had any oil warning lights yet.

 

[BobKen74]

Think I’ve solved the issue with this one. Replaced the radiator thermostat and fingers crossed no more pipe blowing and dumping coolant over the drive!!