Hi Chris, I had something similar happen to me 3 minutes out of the PO's driveway after I bought my first Vanagon. The vehicle must have seen a lot of overheating and this t-pipe (as VW refers to it) had gotten brittle from all that baking heat and fractured. Water, water everywhere. I caved in and paid $53 for the part (That turned out to be $10 cheaper than what other dealers in the area wanted). Anyway, two hours or so of wrenching down there, finally got the part replaced. Yes, I did find that little plug that you're talking about. It appears to be plastic welded in place. Tried to pry it out, out of curiosity and this thing was ... well, stuck in there. Even after breaking the part to pieces, the plug remained attached to the broken parts. That leads me to believe that it is not likely to fail unless the entire t-pipe fails. The pressure cooker of an overheating wasserboxer will make plastic parts just a little messy. Ben |
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