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KOmbi Engine

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Newbie ·

Reading about kombi suction in engines i wondered why my engine had gaping holes areound it..... was at the wreckers this morning and i was looking at a kombi with a engine still in it and i saw a this foamish thing aroung so i brought it... am i supposed to have one???

Newbie ·

here is the foamish stuff

mox3772 ·

yeah mines got the foam stuff round it

Robo ·

Yes it most definately needs it, otherwise the fan is sucking in hot air from the engine, not good for cooling.
use the old one and buy a new one when you can afford it, it has to go all the way around end to end to be effective and do it's job.
Rob......

Newbie ·

thanks for the advice..... its all installed now 😀.... hopefully that will kepp jennie cool 😎

fish ·

this is probably one of the most important componants of the VW enfgine set up. EEEEEEKKKK! driving around without it in EEEEKKK!!!! fish