Hey everyone!

I’ve got a Jaguar XF 3.0 V6 and new to the forum, just wondering if I could get a bit of advice. While I noticed a broken pipe in the engine bay and it goes from a t piece to each of the engines V’s at the rear of the engine bay.

It looks like a hard plastic that’s become brittle over time, I touched the other side of the pipe and it crumbled so I’ve now got two open breather pipes on each V.

I’ll probably buy a replacement or make one, it’s basically the one linked below. My question is if they’re just breather pipes to equalise pressure can I just leave them open? Is it an essential part?
Any dangers from not replacing it?

Thank you!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126839240021?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338268676&toolid=10044&ff=11&gbraid=0AAA AADA7Q_JHyoLU7WmkvI_H5z0Tm9Hk_&customid=EAIaIQobCh MIotWv4_eijAMVtJJQBh1C1BVMEAQYAiABEgIPAfD_BwE&gcli d=EAIaIQobChMIotWv4_eijAMVtJJQBh1C1BVMEAQYAiABEgIP AfD_BwE

 

No replace them with the correct parts. A very common and easy repair.
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