blocked breather

I drive a Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI.

The breather gets very clogged with brown oily material.

I can clean the visible part, but cannot clean below the neck of the
filler cap.

When I try to topup with oil it takes ages for the oil to penetrate
through the oily grease.

Has anyone found a way around this problem

(I know that more regular cleaning helps.)

Thanks

A

 

When I try to topup with oil it takes ages for the oil to penetrate

Im not very good at interpretting peoples interpretations of colour etc but
a greasy brown substance?? You should either have oil or nowt, anything else
leads me to suspect headgasket failure and emulsification of the oil and
water, which creates a thickish greasy light brown mix?

J

 

I have yet to work on a 205 gti that didnt have a blocked or clogged up
breather pipe, and yes it takes ages to top it up with oil, i wouldnt blame
your head gasket, i would blame the french for designing yet another world
winner. (not)
you could remove the whole breather assembly and clean it, but it will just
get clogged up again. thats the way life goes.
steve.
oxford.

 

Thanks for responding.

I had a word with a mechanic who tells me that the greasy light brown
mix is a condensation product that builds up over time. He tells me
that all cars have this problem and its promoted by a lot of town
driving (I do this). His advice is to just clean it out. The car runs
very well, no loss of water at all.

I wonder how I can clean around that bend. Wire wont do it, flexible
cable wont do it.

All the best

A

 

I couldn't agree more

I don't want to dismantle the whole breather assembly. But have you
found a way of cleaning beyond the bottom of the filler cap. It seems
to make an odd angle and nothing seems to bend around the curvature.

A

 

I don't want to dismantle the whole breather assembly. But have you

I am not familiar with the 205, but have you tried pipe cleaners? Cotton
clad, bendable iron, which was twisted and turned to clean grandfather's
pipe ...

IPG

 

Try a product called Auto-RX, you will need to import it yourself from USA,
well worth it,
I have used it many times on all types of engines, it's especially good for
cleaning breather systems, it also relieves back pressure and some oil
leaks, by cleaning the gummed up piston rings,
it goes in with the oil and stays there for 1000 miles,

http://www.auto-rx.com/

HTH
Fitzy

 

Hi,

.... It seems to me it's a kind of Winn's, Metal5, Bardhall... Am I right ?

 

What are the products you mention.

How do they work

Are they available in the UK

A

 

Hello,

They are additives.

They're made of particles which are said to improve / balance compressions,
clean injectors and all this kind of things (depending of products).
I'm not convinced by the effectiveness (spelling ?) of these products. Some
of them are known to act as a "toxin" for the engine (i.e some of them need
to be present at every couple of oil changes, or similar).

No clue !

 

: Hello,
:
: > What are the products you mention.
: They are additives.
:
: > How do they work
: They're made of particles which are said to improve / balance
compressions,
: clean injectors and all this kind of things (depending of products).
: I'm not convinced by the effectiveness (spelling ?) of these products.
Some
: of them are known to act as a "toxin" for the engine (i.e some of them
need
: to be present at every couple of oil changes, or similar).
:
: > Are they available in the UK
: No clue !
:


waste of time money and effort
:
:

 

I have yet to work on a 205 gti that didnt have a blocked or clogged up

Maybe if it is just condensation then if you give the car a good run
and get the engine nice and hot then the water in emulsion will boil
off and be expelled. I've just had the same problem and this solved
it. Of course it'll just come back again in time but...

 

Hi,

That's what I tend to think, too. No magic here, a set of worn pistons / oil
rings for example, can't be as new with a pint of chemicals. For injector
cleaners, I don't know.