211 201 157A NLA? Whats the best work around?

[busdaddy]

A trip to the wrecking yard is hella fun (at least for me, but I also enjoyed trips to the dump with Dad when I was little), there's likely not too many 80's Hondas there any more, but I was under the hood of a 96 Nissan 240SX today and it had a similar bend in the breather hose. Lots of cars have hydrocarbon resistant hoses that turn corners, don't look at the whole hose, just look for a bend.

And be careful or you'll end up bringing home all sorts of cool shit that you didn't even go looking for, FOCUS!
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[Terminatez]

Luckily I live down the street from a lot of wrecking yards.
Most of them don't let you into the cars.. you can only ask the guys for a part and they'll go hunt them down for you.

There is only 1 that is pick-your-own-parts but they recently got rid of all their cars and replaced them with stuff over year 2000.

I will try the wrecking yards first. I'll be taking the black pipe that the elbow connects to and just ask them to find some type of elbow that will fit the pipe. I think that will be the best way to find an elbow from these wrecking yards.

Now, for the time being I will just be plugging the fitting and try to be extra careful when pumping to avoid spilling.
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[busdaddy]

Good plan.
Explain what you are doing and maybe they will allow you in with an escort, some just don't want you in there because of theft and damaging other parts while removing what you need, some may have insurance issues with the public in the jobsite. Most wreckers have a shelf full of engines already removed, many may have remnants of cut hoses still attached that will suit your needs, if they won't let you in the yard ask about the warehouse. If it's attached to the gassy side of a manifold or on a rocker cover it's what you need, avoid obvious heater/coolant hose though.
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[Terminatez]

I don't see why they would charge me ~$20 for something that they probably were never going to get rid of anyways, but if they do..that will be the same price as the vacuum hose from ECS Tuning including shipping. Do you think it would still be worth it to choose their maybe ripped off item over the ECS vacuum hose?
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[busdaddy]

That's up to you, you'll have to weigh convenience against time..... , the OEM hose from a car at the wrecker is known to put up with gas fumes and the like, some of the aftermarket stuff that claims to be isn't always up to the job once the payment clears.
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[barefootwestie]

Wonder if this part might substitute for the NLA

https://www.vwheritage.com/021129639-elbow-airfilter-lhs

It's 11.5mm which I think it what the NLA part is. Thoughts?
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[VWSunny72]

As someone posted above, i bought this part in 2014. It's not a sharp 90 degree turn, but its worked just fine.

http://www.coolairvw.co.uk/Search/1/12/0/211201157a/NA/Best.html
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[Terminatez]

I had no luck at the junk parts, they didn't want to actually help me out. A few took my number and said they would search, but to no avail.

Anyways, I went ahead and bought the item from ECSTuning.

My thoughts:
It fits tightly, but makes a secure lock. You can probably use it without any clamps for sure. I applied a little silicon lube around the metal pipe that way I can slide the elbow in an appropriate amount.

The item itself doesn't feel or look cheap. It looks like a proper replacement for whatever newer cars it was made for. Great for the 72 vent.

The shape isn't a full 90 degrees, but it's very close and doesn't seem like the small bend (to make it 90) will have any affect on the elbow.

It has to white lines on it, seems to me like the second line (closer to the center of the elbow) would be a great cut line to make the elbow similar in size. I have yet to install the rod on the tank, but will take updated pictures of how much I had to cut (if any) to make it fit well.

I can't speak for longevity, but like I said before the elbow looks solid. The original clamps fit on it, but I'll be using worm clamps.

Update installed:

In case someone is also looking for the other hose on the other side of the metal pipe.. I used a GATES 4219XL Fuel Line PCV/EEC . I found this at my FLAP. Size is 1/2" it's a tight fit, very tight. Also used a bit of silicon lube just to slide it in a little more than when dry.

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[malcolm2]

Amazon has these.... cut to fit hose. Lots of different angles etc....

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[cmonSTART]

Those are actually really useful. The vacuum line between my plenum and AAR is from one of those.
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[tootype2crazy]

Here's some hose that is very flexible and meant to be used in venting applications in 11mm size from a reputable vendor: https://www.belmetric.com/oem-vacuumbrrubber-silic...n8uhij2bg3
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[Abscate]

For the love of the Creator please stop using those kindergarten hose clamps and put real clamps on stuff
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[Wildthings]

Don't really know how long this would hold up, might make it quite a while, might not. Available online from Walmart and others.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HPS-High-Temp-7-16-ID-4...QAQAvD_BwE

Buy one throw it in a jar filled with gas and let it sit in the shed for a year and see how mushy it ends up.