New RR Sport - battery breather pipe?

New RR Sport - battery breather pipe?

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Andy M

Original Poster:

3,755 posts

258 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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My Dad collected his '64 plate' Range Rover Sport today and within a couple of miles noticed a strange sound coming from the drivers-side rear tyre.

He found this pipe, which the dealer informs us is a 'breather for the battery'. Is it normal to dangle down like this?



Regrettably, on closer inspection he also found the real cause of the strange sound; a screw embedded in the tyre:





Which looks suspiciously alike the Phillips-style screws which hold the wheel arch in place:




Two questions:

- is it normal for the breather pipe to dangle down like this?

- is it reasonable to expect the dealer to replace the tyre?

Edited by Andy M on Monday 1st September 19:05

Campo

10,775 posts

196 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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That breather pipe looks gash, I wouldn't expect the dealer to replace the tyre though. It might be worth just unscrewing it to see if it has actually punctured the tyre. New tyres have plenty of tread and may well have not caused a puncture.

Only way to be sure with the breather is check some others on the forecourt.

hilly10

7,076 posts

227 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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Bloody hell what a start. The pipe looks crap just sticking out

Andy M

Original Poster:

3,755 posts

258 months

Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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An update:

The dealership acknowledged that the pipe was unnecessarily loose and replaced the tyre no questions asked.

smile

cayman-black

12,625 posts

215 months

Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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Andy M said:
An update:

The dealership acknowledged that the pipe was unnecessarily loose and replaced the tyre no questions asked.

smile
Bloody hell you have found the only good LR dealer!

farmeryellow

378 posts

240 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Hi,

The tube in the photo is not the battery breather, It is the fuel filler drain tube.....the screw in the tyre should be holding the tube in place. (just had a look)

Paul.

Freakuk

3,105 posts

150 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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farmeryellow said:
Hi,

The tube in the photo is not the battery breather, It is the fuel filler drain tube.....the screw in the tyre should be holding the tube in place. (just had a look)

I can't see the pics but my first thought was has the breather pipe been fitted incorrectly and the screw in the tyre is because of this...

Paul.

Andy M

Original Poster:

3,755 posts

258 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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farmeryellow said:
Hi,

The tube in the photo is not the battery breather, It is the fuel filler drain tube.....the screw in the tyre should be holding the tube in place. (just had a look)

Freakuk said:
I can't see the pics but my first thought was has the breather pipe been fitted incorrectly and the screw in the tyre is because of this...

Paul.
This is correct, hence why they were so willing to replace the tyre. Otherwise, the service has been so-so...