Anyone know what this is?

marlowboy

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03092F91-6D39-4549-9595-5E8BC7C2A364.jpeg hi all, bit of condensation in my R230, slight damp in Boot so i’m on it! Whilst “investigating” found this clear Tube in the Boot by the Battery going through the Boot floor but not attached to anything.....help!
 

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Some batteries have a hole in the side - usually with a plastic plug - where your mystery tube plugs in.
It vents any gases to atmosphere rather than into your boot.
 

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Are you all crazy? its a tube for syphoning diesel out of the tank:D:D:D:D:D
 

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R230... it’s so the boot doesn’t get too full of water :rolleyes::D:p
 

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It's a bhp booster - I have one in my car: you get someone to blow in and for every 30 seconds they do and don't fart, your car gets extra 10 horsies ... o_O
 

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It's a drinking tube. If you accidentally fall into the boot and the lid locks behind you - and the battery is flat then rescuers can dip the other end in a cup of tea whilst you await release...
 

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It's a drinking tube. If you accidentally fall into the boot and the lid locks behind you - and the battery is flat then rescuers can dip the other end in a cup of tea whilst you await release...

:D:D:D:D:D:D
 

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No no no gentlemen please.... Its a stress tube to breathe into to reduce the shakes when you realise how much your R230 is gonna cost you this year!! Nah ha haaa!
 

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the hole is probably there... the 90 degree fitting was probably left on the old battery... Merc dealers sell them
 


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