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breather install

Postby dan.batto on Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:58 pm

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the two circled parts are the gear box breathers.. there is no transfer breathers from what i can tell :)

this is the mn box.. same as the ml but ill put pics up of the ml manual too :)


Sorry guys missed this post. What do you do about the larger of the 2??
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Re: breather install

Postby eskimojay on Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:54 am

Would also like to know what to do with the larger of the two and has anyone actually taken off the crappy white plug on the rear MN diff and put in a diff breather? If so how did ya do it?? There is alot of talk about doing it but no real clean cut answers.. Any help would be muchly appreciated :D
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Re: breather install

Postby Cowboy Dave on Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:26 pm

Rockowallaby took his off and replaced it with a braised in fitting. Might take a bit of finding though. There were photos posted when he did it. A couple of MNs have been dunked now and there have been no reports of the OEM breather taking in water as far as I know.
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Re: breather install

Postby Cowboy Dave on Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:30 pm

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Re: breather install

Postby eskimojay on Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:58 pm

Cheers for the info cowboy dave! That tig system looks like it'll work a treat but a bit of an issue trying to get someone to do it! and to not get crap all in the diff! Interesting though that you havent heard any reports about the OEM breather letting water in. Maybe i might just put the other breathers in and see how the rear is holding up after a couple of swims ;)
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Re: breather install

Postby the tin man on Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:33 pm

I fitted breathers to my Triton MK manual, rear diff easy, front diff needed a fitting brazed in. Be carful with this one that it clears diff casing and other obstruction. Also fitted breather to top of gearbox where hose goes into t/f lever. Returned from Cape last night and have not chjecked oils as yet, too busy getting rid of the dust. Mate who had the same professionally fitted to his Pajero had problems. The hose on the front diff came loose and allowed water in. Had to change oil and fix problem at Bamaga.
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Re: breather install

Postby George Kyro on Sun Dec 02, 2012 6:37 pm

Ok so the diff breather kit i bought from bay is a decent system and it come with 8 mm line and adaptors to suit current model triton, but i am having trouble convincing a store to install it cos they think its more trouble than what its worth,

Can anyone recommend an installer ?
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Re: breather install

Postby Snooozy on Sun Dec 02, 2012 9:19 pm

add a location to your profile so we know where you are,

somebody may be able to assist if they are local

It's not too hard to do yourself
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Re: breather install

Postby George Kyro on Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:21 am

I'm in Melbourne
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Re: breather install

Postby dan.batto on Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:34 am

Maybe pop down to the Christmas BBQ Sunday if you can, meet some faces, get some advice on how to install ;) easy thing to do!!!!
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Re: breather install

Postby George Kyro on Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:22 am

I'd love to man but I'm heading to orange nsw on Friday for a wedding this weekend...

This next couple of weeks before the big trip away is going to be a little hectic
Got something on pretty much every weekend :(
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Re: breather install

Postby Knuckle on Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:08 pm

Evening people,
I am so CONFUSED lol
Trying to fit breathers to my ML 08 3.2 diesel auto
Done both front and rear diffs fine no problem
When I pulled the consul out I was expecting to find the same as the pics that tassie kindly posted, ie brass pipe from auto?? And tube running into the transfer boot.
I only have one pipe running from transfer boot foreword.
I have had a look at the pics that tuff troop posted but cant see them from top when consul is out and cant get my hands up from underneath to even feel for the breathers.
Has anyone fitted breathers to ML diesel auto or can anyone offer advice on how to fit transfer and auto breathers?
Any help kindly appreciated,
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Re: breather install

Postby Outnabout on Mon Sep 02, 2013 4:52 pm

Hi guys i've been reading over all the posts on these diff breathers, they seem easy to install on a ML, yet unfortunetly i have a 2012 MN 2.5 Diesel.

So i've come to my first problem on the rear diff
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Taking the white little cap off, i need to find something that will go into there like some sort of connection, maybe something to screw into that , i'm not too mechanically savvy so i dont really know what type of fitting i'll need. I've seen on other posts what they look like yet, dont know the name, and they've all been TIG welded on. So to my next problem, am i able to put in the fitting without welding at all?
If i have to weld it then so be, i'm in sydney if anyone can help me out would be appreciated.

Any information would be greatly appreciated. :D
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Re: breather install

Postby Amaroo on Mon Sep 02, 2013 4:58 pm

This is how I did mine and it works a treat.

Scroll down and info and pics are on the first and second pages.

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Re: breather install

Postby macca002 on Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:02 pm

I remember seeing a thread where someone used pressed in plastic barb to flare it out after feeding tube through...
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Re: breather install

Postby Amaroo on Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:41 pm

macca002 wrote:I remember seeing a thread where someone used pressed in plastic barb to flare it out after feeding tube through...


That was mine in the link above ;)
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Re: breather install

Postby Outnabout on Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:53 pm

Beautiful, thanks alot guys! Little embarrased i didnt even find that post! :oops: Thanks again!
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Re: breather install

Postby Tritonwreckers on Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:44 pm

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This pic might help to clear up the ML triton.
The circled areas are the "silver" alloy lines the breathers the front diff and solenoids/ actuator

The gearbox has a separate breather into the boot as described in other posts- the barb is on top of the gearbox (manual) if you wish to get to the source point.
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Re: breather install

Postby Evo_Triton on Sun Feb 09, 2014 6:46 pm

Kegsy wrote:fullsize
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**EDITED** TUFF TROOP's thumbnails weren't working on my mac, not sure for everyone else...? Posted direct link for those like me.



How has everyone fitted the breather kit hose to the factory gearbox breather?
(the breather in first pic on the left hand side)

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Re: breather install

Postby viking shippy on Sun Feb 09, 2014 6:52 pm

I pulled the cap of and slid the hose on then used a hose clamp to make it water tight
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Re: breather install

Postby Evo_Triton on Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:35 pm

interesting i thought thats what everyone did.
i tryed to pull my cap off and the whole thing came out..
now i cant find it, dropped the box 4 inches down used a magnet, mirror and my hands and still cant find it.

did anyone not use it?
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Re: breather install

Postby viking shippy on Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:59 pm

If the cap didn't come of and the pipe with the barb came out....you need to find it...when you pull the cap off it reveals the pipe that the hose goes on...
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Re: breather install

Postby wagonboy77 on Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:49 pm

If someone could shed some light on if I should also put a breather line on the metal looking breather on top of my 15 mn manual transmission. http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w133 ... /image.jpg
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Re: breather install

Postby Snooozy on Sun Aug 09, 2015 4:39 pm

It is really up to you. I fitted a breather on mine.

When I did pull it apart & understood how that breather worked I realised that it was probably not necessary. The cap is like a spring-loaded one way valve anyway.

Once I destroyed the cap (only way to get it off) I had no choice but to fit a breather pipe.

Pics of my setup in my build thread >>>here<<<

hope that helps a bit
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Re: breather install

Postby Harty on Sun Aug 16, 2015 4:25 pm

Just done the rear breather extension on my 2010 mn triton. Not that hard. I just removed the white plastic cap and then the silver stopper. It does not leave much to clamp to but I just fitted a worm drive clamp over the hose at the diff and attached a fuel filter to the other up under the bonnet, used a few zip ties in between,seams to be working fine.
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