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Mystery tube on back of my V6

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Old Sep 21, 2025 | 12:20 PM
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I went to change the oil on my V6 supercharger and saw this small tube marked in pink paint. Does anyone know what this tube is for??


 
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Old Sep 21, 2025 | 12:28 PM
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There’s been talk here recently about a transmission breather tube, though I don’t recall quite where it is.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2025 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by DJS
There’s been talk here recently about a transmission breather tube, though I don’t recall quite where it is.
I would guess that's it. I'd go look at my car but I'm sure the 6MT is different.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2025 | 07:51 PM
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breather tube
 
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Old Sep 22, 2025 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Zen Beer
breather tube
Yur shure?
 
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Old Sep 22, 2025 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by graybeardnw
Yur shure?
Yep, I'm sure as well.
This question has been asked 2 or 3 times before with accompanying pics and it is definitely the transmission breather tube.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2025 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by OzXFR
Yep, I'm sure as well.
This question has been asked 2 or 3 times before with accompanying pics and it is definitely the transmission breather tube.
Thank you
 
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Old Sep 23, 2025 | 08:15 AM
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Yes here is my thread on that and shows how the transmission vent tube routing changed between the 6 speed and the 8 speed ZF transmissions.
Transmission Vent Tube
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