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I recently purchased my first civic and have been putting new parts in her.

I have a 2001 Civic LX with 96,000 miles.
1.7L Manual Transmission

Work I'm doing:
Timing Belt
Tune-up
New struts/springs

Problem:

After I pulled off the intake housing I noticed something odd. I'm hoping someone can tell me what this is? It is located on top of the transmission housing.(passenger side of the flywheel/clutch)




If this is the transmission dipstick...then I'll feel like an idiot.
If it is a vacuum line, where does it go? And how bad is it that it hasn't been connected.

Thanks for the help,

Markus

 
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Our manual trannys don't have dipsticks, so you can rule that one out. It could possibly be the breather tube. Can you remove it? If so and you see a gold spout, that's what it goes to. This is based off of a past experience, so I could be completely wrong about it.

 
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I have an '05 and it has a hose in the same position although it's different. Mine comes up a bit and then has a 90 degree bend, it's not connected to anything.

I think it's just a breather valve, they just changed the design in later 7th gens.

 
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You both are correct. It is a breather tube. I've ordered the elbow that goes on it, although I'm not sure it is entirely necessary. $4 at the dealer.

Thanks for the help!

 
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Thanks for the info! I saw that part on my 01 EX and was wondering about it.