Is this piece a catch can of some sort? It has a cracked hole in the bottom and the hose is not connected to the bottle.

 

also can someone tell me what this connector is for.
its right below the radiator fan in the center of the truck

 

1st picture is the injection pump cover it is plastic and the hose is the breather hose.

 

Do i need to replace that plastic can that has a hole in the bottom of it?
It looks alot like motor oil coming out of the hose

 

It might just be full and plugged up. It can be removed and cleaned. There are several ways to modify the breather system that can found by doing a search here on DTR.

 

I have the same plug hanging on mine. Maybe the fog/driving light plug? I'd like to know for sure also. Hopefully someone here knows.

 

Chrysler does several things I like over GM - one is standard wiring harnesses assembled with connectors for all the options - makes it easy to add the option(s) later.

Aux lighting comes to mind

 

so no body knows for sure what that connector is for?

 

I've seen that connector before. Its for fog lights. When I put the new bumper on my truck I added new fog lights and plugged in where the old ones were. If I remember there is a fog light harness that plugs into that and runs under the radiator and there is one plug for each light.

 

i have the factory installed foglights.. ill go out and see . post what i find in a while!

 

The crankcase breather hose normally drips oil, so they but a little catch bottle on there so the oil doesn't drip on the ground (or spray all over the engine while driving). It should be cleaned out at every oil change.

I have factory fog lights on my 02' . I'll check and see if the harness goes to them.

 

If you have a hole in the bottom of the breather filter, I would cleanit up really good and JB Weld it closed. The leaking oil will coat the front of the engine and the back of the radiator, causing grief. Replacements new are akin to sacrificing body parts! I have used large channel lock pliers to remove the piece (it unscrews from the timing cover) after removing the drop hose. I added a 3/4" double hose barb fitting and a length of 3/4" reinforced clear tubing to drop the breather exit down to the stabilizer bar, and threw the bottle away. The back of my radiator is clean as a whistle!!

 

well I have factory fog lites and I also have that plug, so i'm thinkin' it cant be for fogs

 

I have two of those plugs under the radiator support. One goes to the fog lights and the other one is capped off.

 

Do any of the gas models have a fan or other accessory that would be powered there??