Name that part

[e30Matt]

I don't have a picture of it, but under the throttle body on the left-most (looking at the butterfly) nipple there is a rubber hose that attaches to a large round electrical piece with a connector going into it. What is that called? It's escaping me.

[PiercedE30]

Dildo

[e30Matt]

Can't seem to find that on RealOEM.

[fretburnr]

charcoal can purge valve?

[shiboujin]

charcoal can purge valve?

+1. there should be a tube that goes to the charcoal canister.

[e30Matt]

Can anyone find a part number? I believe you guys are right because it's got a strong gas smell coming from it. The boot is worn out and degraded and just falls off of that nipple which is causing a nasty vacuum leak.

[shiboujin]

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...07&hg=16&fg=10

19 and 20 I believe.

[Teaguer]

Sounds like the IdleControlValve to me .

[Teaguer]

Number 5 in this link : http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...97&hg=13&fg=15

If your car is later than 11/88 then it will have the T shaped one and not the L shaped one like in the pic .

[e30Matt]

Number 5 in this link : http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...97&hg=13&fg=15

If your car is later than 11/88 then it will have the T shaped one and not the L shaped one like in the pic .

It's not the idle control valve. That's on the intake boot. This is on the BOTTOM of the throttle body. As in under the intake manifold. I think shiboujin may have gotten it, I'm going to go take another look.