Can anyone tell me what this cap like apperatus is and what it does? Also why it is leaking my EFFING antifreeze all over the place?

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Sorry for the shitty photo....really not in the mood for creating a photobucket account tonight.....wicked mad about this car. This audi has been nothing but trouble since i bought it...and i still owe a boat load on it!!! GRRRR, k its a b6 1.8T, the cap u see there is in the middle top of the photo...seems to be on the coolant line. Not sure where it is leaking, but all around there is wet with coolant.

 

some type of check valve... (one way valve) leaking cuz you need a new one

 

Its the regulator for the valve cover venting back to the intake. There is only air and oil vapers in it, no coolent. If your leaking coolent, you might have a bigger problem

 

Do you know what a check valve is? Check valves look nothing like that and fluid doesnt pass through check valves anyways.

 

I was going to say something, but people always get pissy with me, they dont seem to get that way with you. Guess it needs to say mod under my name

 

yea i know what a check valve is... and for our cars they are smaller and have the inlet outlet inline with the bulge... but it looked like a bigger and different version to me... excuse me for the mistake... not sure how that helps him diagnose his problem but you probably had a bad day at work.

 

I have a 2.8L but to take an educated guess I would say its the hot water valve for the heater core. And yes I have seen them go bad and leak on many makes of cars.

 

If youre not evensure what youre talking about, why chance misinforming someone?Bad information= bad diagnosis. I had the day off today, and it was wonderful. Thanks for your concern though [8D]

 

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Yea, i know becuase i have my brother's in my trunk and installed his catch canbetween where that regulator was attached and the intake.