Catch tank help please.

Dawn · 28th October 2018, 13:53

So I got around to having a potter with the ZT this afternoon, and as I was told the catch tank needs emptying periodically I took the lid off. YUCK!!! Full of disgusting crud in there. There is no tap or anything I can see specific for getting it out. Do I simply take the pipes off, then the tank off, undo the top and scoop it clean? Also, the little black pipe that runs top to bottom has dropped to pieces at the top. Where do I get a new one? Will Halfords stock it? (going to see if work has anything similar for the mould machines too)

Here is a pic:

Arctic · 28th October 2018, 21:16

Dawn.
Remove the jubilee clips holding the hoses to the catch tank, then remove the bolts holding the catch to the bracket, once off the car remove the cap and tip it out, wash out with a little petrol and then wipe it dry inside.

The black pipe if you can not find another simply use a stop nut on each fixing, maybe 8mm plastic plumbing pipe might do it?

trikey · 29th October 2018, 19:27

You will have some 4mm or 6mm polyurethane air pipe in the mould shop Dawn, i'm not sure from the pic which size it is, if you cant find any, remove the fittings and blank them off.

Dawn · 29th October 2018, 20:18

Work have given me some pipes to try. One of them should fit! Sadly too dark to do anything when I finish now until the weekend!

Thanks for helping as always guys ☺

Dawn

28th October 2018, 21:16	#2
Arctic Give to Learn Freelander 2 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 18,769 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 6,407 Times in 3,874 Posts	Dawn. Remove the jubilee clips holding the hoses to the catch tank, then remove the bolts holding the catch to the bracket, once off the car remove the cap and tip it out, wash out with a little petrol and then wipe it dry inside. The black pipe if you can not find another simply use a stop nut on each fixing, maybe 8mm plastic plumbing pipe might do it? __________________ Arctic Givology Learn to Give Everything is Achievable ad altiora tendo. Check out our Nano meet dates http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/index.php?thepage=howto " You do the work , we supply the expertise "

29th October 2018, 19:27	#3
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,807 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	You will have some 4mm or 6mm polyurethane air pipe in the mould shop Dawn, i'm not sure from the pic which size it is, if you cant find any, remove the fittings and blank them off. __________________ Lest we forget..

29th October 2018, 20:18	#4
Dawn I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180+ auto Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ilkeston, Derbys Posts: 2,743 Thanks: 285 Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts	Work have given me some pipes to try. One of them should fit! Sadly too dark to do anything when I finish now until the weekend! Thanks for helping as always guys ☺ Dawn