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Old May 28, 2022 | 03:59 PM
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Broken hose under passenger engine fuse box

Cleaning the corrosion from the ECU / ECM electrical contacts today and noticed a broken hose underneath the passenger side engine fuse box. What is this hose? Is it supposed to be connected to something? Please see the attached photos.


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Old May 30, 2022 | 02:10 AM
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I think it has something to do with the heating system.
Try to track the hose down here:
https://nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/e...78/68r/83/180/
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Old May 30, 2022 | 02:40 AM
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I think it has something to do with the heating system.
Try to track the hose down here:
https://nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/e...78/68r/83/180/
thank you, tim687. i don’t see where it could possibly go though: it looks like a broken hose that reached a dead end. could it be for emergency drainage if water gets in the fuse panel?
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Could very well be, try to trace where the hose goes. Sometimes it makes sense if you know where the other end is
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