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Originally Posted by X5only
My X5 has this vacuum line (# 7 in the attached diagram) that is in pretty bad shape. Dealer asserts my car doesn't have it per their parts list. Other N62's vehicles don't have it either. What's the part number and what is it for? Any ideas? I know I could use any vacuum line, but amazed dealer doesn't know about it. Did my due diligence searching all over the internet, and yielding zero results. Realoem grays out the part and does not show its part number, meaning it doesn't exist in my vehicle, a 2005 X5 4.4 sports.
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=13_1033 |
I am so glad that i came across this! I have been trying to figure this out myself, as dealership informed me that this hose was no longer a hose in any way shape or form. They stated it was a vacum line, but did not say what to/for. I had been trying to figure out where it connects to and what it does. It seems that nobody is quite sure, as there has been a few suggestions.
I know it was connected to the intake boot, which some have stated i can cap off now? Do i not need this hose?
Was this a hose to vent the ccv diaphrams? As i just replaced those with the updated versions that do not have nipples.