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Whats this?

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:40 pm
by lizard
Found this rubber hose behind my battery 2004 SE what is it ? :? where dose it go what dose it do :oops:




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Re: Whats this?

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:19 pm
by Juicy HiC
Believe that it helps vent your battery

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Re: Whats this?

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:02 pm
by Jeo
Yep, battery vent.

Re: Whats this?

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:34 pm
by hks_kansei
It's supposed to be attached to the battery, on the top of the battery should be a plastic nipple thing near where the vent caps would be if it weren't a sealed battery.

Re: Whats this?

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:58 pm
by lizard
hks_kansei wrote:It's supposed to be attached to the battery, on the top of the battery should be a plastic nipple thing near where the vent caps would be if it weren't a sealed battery.




Thanks all and thanks hks that makes sense as the SE has a sealed battery

Re: Whats this?

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:33 pm
by Mr nanotech
That's what it's for but it doesn't make a difference what battery you have in your mx5 anyway. I had a normal sealed liquid battery in mine for 9 years and had no problems with it at all. As long as it fits, any battery is fine.

Re: Whats this?

Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:48 pm
by JBT
Just be aware that a battery that vents into the boot space could possibly cause an explosion if there was a spark - thus the vent tubes for the factory battery.