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Nov 30, 2012 | 12:48 PM

z28camaross2

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need some help please

sorry for the newbie type question but what exactly am i looking at here ( with the rotted hole in it). a vacuum line of some sort? my car has been running very shity lately feels like its literally stalling at a stop sign and when i give it gas to go it kind of sputters and hesitates before going. the ses light came on the other day then went off, i noticed my gas milage as also been horrible( like 16 mpg ) my orignal thought was bad o2 sensors but i just popped my hood on my lunch break and notice this ? car just hit 100k miles last week. a4 2002 z28 .

Nov 30, 2012 | 01:19 PM

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That's part of the PCV system. You will want to get that hole fixed as it is creating a vacuum leak.

Nov 30, 2012 | 01:23 PM

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^^^ spot on...basically that hole is letting un-metered air into the engine, will definitely run shitty. I would also inspect the rest of the PCV system for leaks.

Nov 30, 2012 | 01:42 PM

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Agreed. Right up from that is your PCV valve. It is pretty common to have "oil rott" on the pipe around the PCV valve. Anything that is mushy I would replace. PCV Valve is $2.99 might as well get a new one. Had to replace mine as it all got gunked up with oil.