Don't ever buy from the VW dealer unless you have to.  I got a replacement
breather for my 90 Syncro at the local parts store by measuring the length and
diameter and getting from their bulk pipe roll.  Since they didn't have metric
sizes, I got what was close and muscled it on.  Roger Ehret, Gig Harbor.

Erlaz wrote:

> I recently noticed that a hose coming out of the breather (025-115-451)
> heading to the fuel injector system has large cracks in it and it appears that
> oil is spraying all over the engine.
> Is this a special hose (N900-725-01) or can there be a  substitute repacement
> for it? The dealer will only sell me a 3 meter legth of it for $45. It is only
> about 10" long and 3/4" in dia. Any ideas?