Finishing up my M50 swap need some help!!!

[1991318is]

My engine is installed finally after a year of patience and buying parts, it started and everything seem's normal. Whe have one little problem that whe did not figure out yet. I have a thermostat for the throttle body that whe dont know where it goes. My engine is a 1994 325is. Whe checked everywhere on the engine. Where thinking that this was used on the original air box wich i dont have since i'm using a pflow. It's connected with both pipes and hagging in the engine bay. I would like to have someone's opinion that had this experience.

[Brew]

Yeah, thats the air intake temperature sensor. It mounts to the airbox. I just have mine zip-tied undereath my cone filter.

[Jordan]

Zip tied lol. Just buypass that stupid thing.

[Brew]

There's nothing wrong with zip ties. :oops:

It gets pretty cold up here in the winter so I kept the thing operational.

[1991318is]

Thanks for clearing this out for me. Very apreciated!!! :D

[KangamangusDriver]

I bypassed the one on mine. Hopefully wont effect the heating since it gets cold up here in NH. However that is what winter beaters are for

[f u z z]

I also had mine ziptied. but it looked stupid because.. so on the back of my cone filter i drilled a hole in the rubber part and stuck it in there (on the bottom out of sight) and it stays put. my car ran actualy ran a little smoother..? or am i on drugs

[pussy]

in my country.. we bypass it.. weather here very hot.. car runs much better.. :D

[f u z z]

when we say "bypass"... are we just using a U shaped pipe to connect the two hoses going to it?

[KangamangusDriver]

yes, that is what I did

[f u z z]

awsome.


problem solved. No more leak.