intake install?

[93zk]

whats the easiest way to put back in the intake system? i cant get it back in with the drainage bar. its an 87' 325e

[Ferdinand]

That drainage pipe is spring-loaded from the bottom. Put a couple of zip-ties or safety wire around the spring, push the pipe down as far as it goes to compress the spring, and tighten the zip-ties to hold the spring compressed.

The spring is #12 in this image: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...19&hg=11&fg=10

Now install the intake manifold.

Then align the top end of the drainage pipe with the hole in the bottom of the intake, and cut the zip-ties holding the spring. The spring expands to hold the tube up into the intake.

Make sure the o-rings on the pipe are good, otherwise you'll have a vacuum leak.

[93zk]

ah that helps alot! thanks! what about the oil check stick? its in the way is there a safe way to move that without breaking it? and do you know where i can get new o-rings at say advanced auto or somewhere like that?

[MattPro]

ah that helps alot! thanks! what about the oil check stick? its in the way is there a safe way to move that without breaking it? and do you know where i can get new o-rings at say advanced auto or somewhere like that?

I'm not sure about autozone, but the part number is:
11151714390
From diagram: http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...19&hg=11&fg=10
You can use any of the online stores or go to the dealership to get it, the dealership usually can get it to you by next day if they don't have it already. Since it's a small thing it'll be cheap at the dealer and a guarantee that they'll have it.

If you go to autozone give them the model of the car and just ask for an oil return tube or pipe o-ring and they might have it.

EDIT: Regarding the oil dipstick tubing, I bent mine very slowly out of the way and had no problems. I might have been lucky but it worked fine for me.

[93zk]

thanks i got it in today. it was easier to put it on than it was to take off