Help identifying part ranger 05

[muttley9050]

Nearly finished fitting new clutch in my ranger 05 and my dad managed to snap a little plastic pipe spigot. Looks like some sort of vacuum. Located right next to brake fluid bottle.

If anyone can help identify it and what it does would be a great help. Thanks a lot.

[scraggs]

I believe it's something to do with the vacuum pipes to the diff lock/rfw on the front axle

[geoff]

That sounds likely.

[muttley9050]

Thanks for that, after scouring the Web. I believe it's called a fsic valve, and does indeed control front diff. Managed to put a temporary repair on the broken one until I can find a new one.

Thanks

James

[t0ny0k]

Priced one up at the ford dealer a few months back. The solenoid was about £120. Luckily the fault was, the vacuum pipe was fitted to the vent outlet by the previous owner. I guess to stop somebody selecting the front diff lock.

[muttley9050]

Found them on line for £14, it's a mitsubishi made part, doesn't surprise me that ford are making a tidy £100 on them.