had to change the cam cover/rocker cover gasket, unfortunately one of the bolts snapped when i undone it but got that sorted in the end, but need a new bolt now.
but when i took the oil brether pipe off i dound a big brass rod all twisted up in it!! would love to know how it got in there!! but its more or less destroyed the pipe. where do you reckon i could get one for cheap?

also the cam cover is like a polised aluminium i spose, anyone know a good way to get this really shiny lol.

The bit your talking about is ment to be in the pipe.

You can get that breather pipe for a few pounds new from www.shop4parts.co.uk

keep hold of the brass bit yeah?or get a new one because this one is mullered.

that sounds like the oil feed pipe, got a pic?

It's supposed to be there.

Just get new breather pipe....won't cost much. Hell...go to a scrappy if you fancy it!

how can a brass rod supposed to be there? ive never seen one, i seen the mesh stuff but not a brass rod

The twisted brass rod part is a flame trap, it is to stop a fire spreading between the hot oil of the engine and the air / petrol mixture at the throttle body end.

show me a pic. ive never seen one

went to a scrap yard got one now, i had never seen that before, but cheers everyone

dave said:

how can a brass rod supposed to be there? ive never seen one, i seen the mesh stuff but not a brass rod

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The rod goes up the middle of the mesh.....If I've still got my old breather pipe I'll take a piccie at the weekend