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[Jur]

Hi there,

Since i found so many questions about how to fit a bailey breather..
I made some pictures of my own fitting.


I bought a bailey breather without the (way to expensive) fitting kit.
After browsing on FT.com i didn't find a 'one-stop-guide'

Most people know where to connect the default connection, but don't know how to connect the oil drain.

Here's how i did it:
Needed:
- Bailey breather
- piece of 12mm bore hose about 2 feet (oil resistant)
- piece of 6mm bore hose about 1 feet (oil resistant)
- Hose clamps for for the 12mm (2x) and for a 16mm (2x) hose)
- T-piece, consistent of 2x15mm and 1x12mm connection (plumbing part, for sale at every DIY shop
- Piece of 12mm copper pipe (DIY shop)

Tools:
- screwdriver
- pliers
- plumbing torch + solder etc.
- Knife
- marker

- Disconnect the original breather, leaving all the hoses in place.


- Connect the mini-filter to the breather (or connect it to the airbox/air filter)


- Undo the Left hand side hose from the crank to the rocker cover. (gearbox side). Mark the position for the new hose (so the new hose will be parrallel with the engine)
- Cut the hose at the bottom bend, about 3 inches up the hose
- Also create a 15mm hole in the marked direction.



- Solder a piece of 12mm plumbing pipe into the T piece, which will fit in between the 2 pieces of hose
Result:

- Fix the hose back together again using the '16mm' clamps. (Orientation of the clamps were changed after taking this picture due to catching on the oil supply line of the turbo..


- fit the 12mm bore hose using a '12mm' clamp.


- Fitted (use pliers to undo/redo the standard hose clips)


- The 12mm hose needs to be passed under the inlet manifold to the position of the original breather


- And cut to length


- Connect all the hoses to the breather.
Use the 6mm hose to connect to the inlet manifold if the standard hose isn't long enough. Mind the direction of the valve.
i myself used a reducer (2mm hole) to reduce the size of the connection to the inlet manifold to reduce the idle speed back to normal.
For this i used a piece of a ballpoint pen, and shoved this into the 6mm hose. .. some fine tuning is needed heren though.


- the end result

[jayrs]

was gunna ask if i could have the old breather pot but it would cost a fortune to post so wont ask

[Jur]

was gunna ask if i could have the old breather pot but it would cost a fortune to post so wont ask

Postage will be around a 3 pounds..
But i'm keeping the standard one for now.. i'll have to clean it though, cause it's filled with oil ..

[jayrs]

your in holland though

unless you cut it open, you will never clean it out right, trust me, ive cut one open before, but like a c0ck, binned it

[Jur]

your in holland though

unless you cut it open, you will never clean it out right, trust me, ive cut one open before, but like a c0ck, binned it

Postage from holland to UK under 250 grams is 3 pounds.

cutting open.. nah .. flushing using degreaser.. would get about 90% out and sonic cleaning.. will do the rest..

[jayrs]

your in holland though

unless you cut it open, you will never clean it out right, trust me, ive cut one open before, but like a c0ck, binned it

Postage from holland to UK under 250 grams is 3 pounds.

cutting open.. nah .. flushing using degreaser.. would get about 90% out and sonic cleaning.. will do the rest..

you reckon

good luck then mate, cos i tell ya now, you wont clean it out fully.

i want to cut one open not to clean it, but to take sizes etc etc so i can make one out of alloy just like the std one but make it so it can be opened for cleaning