Mk 2 Polo fuel pipes?

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Tue 27 Apr 2004 23:02
Mk 2 Polo fuel pipes? - rossjj
During a wee jaunt to the shops this morning i was forced to stop by a curious noise from the rear of my car,a mk2 polo c 1043. the noise was from 2 small hoses which had detached themselves from somewhere under the rear left wheel arch and were rubbing on the wheel. one of these had gone right through and was leaking what smelled like petrol. (it took me a while to get to a bit of road i could stop on) One of these tubes goes to a straight to a wee hole underneath the petrol filler cap and the other dissapears up into the car somewhere.

questions: what are they? are they important? is this very dangerous? where are the two loose ends supposed attach to?

any help would be much appreciated.

Ross
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Tue 27 Apr 2004 23:37
Mk 2 Polo fuel pipes? - Civic8
breather pipe sounds like it has split into 2.yes it is dangerous.breather pipe will go from the top of tank to the filler pipe.I recommend having the pipe replaced as its not a good idea to join the pipes together.they do fail.
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