AdamIsAdam wrote:
Interesting. You have an 02, so that's the tricky year. Even my friend's mechanic couldn't find his breather on the 02.
What you pictured is DEFINITELY a breather tube of some type. It's got the end that's on all of mine. It's got a little grease around it which is normal.
Now, you say that the camera is between the battery and the engine. Is that the ground strap I see?
yes
And is that the black Valve cover on the left?
and yes
If so, your breather is very close to mine, which is mounted on the head, just below the valve cover.
What I'd try if I were you, is to find that line somewhere midway that's more accessible. One thing to try might be to reach down along the back of the engine just like I did, but you'll have to get much further down. Or, you can try from underneath.
I just had another thought. All of these breathers are attached with a plastic snap-in type clip. Hmm, it's like a zip tie around the hose, with a plastic screw type end that snaps into a female hole on the mounting point. What I'm thinking is this: you might actually have more tubing that the newer KJ's, so if you can get a hand or something on the end pictured and pull it out of the female holder, you might have enough slack to route the hose up high enough to work on it (and extend it).
Just be carefull not to drop it or to pull it out of its mounting on the other end. Maybe take some stiff wire or a hanger and get it down and around the tube before you start so you can fish it out once you break it free.
Either way, clearly it's the lowest breather on you KJ! Get it up!
I will definitely try and do something i think i would have tried to get a little more down there but the engine was still a little warm and i really didnt feel comfortable laying on the radiator/grill. I think i will have to find a way to get over the engine from the side...
I hope this will help other people w/ my year figure this out. By the location i would think even some mud or even slight water puddles could get up there and get in there...
hmmm, i think a tranny flush will be soon than i think!:evil:
Thanks adam!
-Nick