astra 1.6 1995 oil breather pipe

Sorry? Are you supposed to be showing us a picture or something?

Better idea would be to use a "memory saver" type device which supplies just enough current to keep the radio alive, while you remove the battery.

No problem with a low amperage domestic type charger. There was a thread in this n/g on the 27th Jan. Subject, 'Charging with battery connected' The consensus was that it was harmless to the ECU or electrics. Mike.

On My 16V Cavalier Ecotec the crank breather comes off the same plate/ mounting as the bottom of the dipstick. There is then another hose from the rear of the rocker box to the inlet trunking, just before the idle air control valve, to reintroduce the gases. There is also a very small bore pipe following a similar route, but to the inlet manifold area ( not sure where without looking! may be mainfold, may be inlet chamber )

Ian

Thanks very much for the replies, such a relief to know someone out there to ask this sort of stuff.

I'll have a look at it early next week as got my daughter with me over the weekend. Got another problem now but hoping to sort it myself. I used an engine degreaser to clean down the engine (possible leak from rocker cover hence query over oil breather pipe). Now it starts but only runs on maybe 2/3 cylinders and the engine management light is on, water got in somewhere I guess? HT leads look ok, need to get a narrow plug tool to get plugs out to check them. Was my brother's car and he had an intermittent misfire, so could be related.

Got it running ok now, just needed to dry out overnight I think.

Thus spake Mike G ( snipped-for-privacy@lycos.co.uk) unto the assembled multitudes:

I have often used a low-amp charger with the battery in place and have never had a problem. I don't see why it should; the current from the charger is only supplementing that from the battery anyway, surely?