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 Differential Breather
#940372
04/15/09 04:33 AM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 82
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Does anyone have any info on adding Differential Breathers? Or is there a reason kia left them off?
01 Kia sportage,Removed front bumper,Warn manual hubs,
Soon To Come.Cb,4"lift,31's,Custom front bumper,Rock sliders,Winch,Roof rack,Hitch
Make it Break it
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Re: Differential Breather
[Re: ChrisB]
#940373
04/16/09 12:41 AM
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Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,396
Body Damage is Cool
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Both differentials do have breathers, They have a cap on them that lets them breath through the bottom of the caps.
Dennis
95 Sportage, gone but not forgotten.
98 Jeep TJ, 4" Zone springs with RC Long arms, Ford 8.8", 4.56 gears & Detroit locker rear, D30, 4.56 & Detroit Trutrack front.
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Re: Differential Breather
[Re: DennisThompson]
#940374
04/16/09 04:21 AM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 82
OP
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Will this cap allow water to get into the dif when mudding?Can i add a hose to it and route it out of the way of any water
01 Kia sportage,Removed front bumper,Warn manual hubs,
Soon To Come.Cb,4"lift,31's,Custom front bumper,Rock sliders,Winch,Roof rack,Hitch
Make it Break it
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Re: Differential Breather
[Re: ChrisB]
#940375
04/16/09 02:16 PM
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Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 616
Rock Warrior
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Will this cap allow water to get into the dif when mudding?Can i add a hose to it and route it out of the way of any water If you are afraid of water getting in water, simply remove the cap run a length of tubing (rubber gas line woks good) up to a point above the water line and install the cap on the end of the tube. Don't forget to put dielectric grease on all your connectors and sensors as well, nothing worse than stalling out in a mud hole cause something electrical got wet!
08' Jeep Wrangler
64' Plymouth Sport Fury 383
58' Triumph TR-3A
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Re: Differential Breather
[Re: Iron]
#940376
04/16/09 04:47 PM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 587
Rock Warrior
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Will this cap allow water to get into the dif when mudding?Can i add a hose to it and route it out of the way of any water If you are afraid of water getting in water, simply remove the cap run a length of tubing (rubber gas line woks good) up to a point above the water line and install the cap on the end of the tube. Don't forget to put dielectric grease on all your connectors and sensors as well, nothing worse than stalling out in a mud hole cause something electrical got wet! Anybody got pics of this tubing being done? Would love to have a visual of this.
LIFT OR BUST! 2001 Sportage EX 4dr 4WD with 300,210 miles & counting .....
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Re: Differential Breather
[Re: 69442]
#940377
04/16/09 05:09 PM
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Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,396
Body Damage is Cool
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A few years ago one of the off road magizines did an artical on water proofing. It seems like they ran the vents under the hood and attached them to either the firewall or into the air cleaner box. If you have an open air cleaner you won't want to do that because it needs to be before the the filter not after. If you attach it to the fire wall make a half loop and have the open ends faceing down, it will be harder for anything to get in and clog it that way.
No pics but I hop that helps a little.
Dennis
95 Sportage, gone but not forgotten.
98 Jeep TJ, 4" Zone springs with RC Long arms, Ford 8.8", 4.56 gears & Detroit locker rear, D30, 4.56 & Detroit Trutrack front.
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Re: Differential Breather
[Re: DennisThompson]
#940378
04/17/09 03:05 AM
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 244
Wheeler
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ive had my kia in water to the point the exhaust pipe was under water and have checked diffs and no water <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> and i havent changed anything, but as always after wheeling you should always check things over. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />
01 w/31 in. mtr,winch,elec.fan ,4 in.suspension lift and 4in. body lift,front and rear hitch. NOT ENOUGH POWER so V8 and solid axles coming soon.2013
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