Hey guys. I was installing my K&N cai apollo intake and i noticed this sensor plug that i thought you were supposed to unplug but it didn't turn out to be a plug. It appears to be glued on or tacked on from the factory on the hose. Long story short, K&N has horrible instructions and i may have ruined a very expensive part of my intake manifold or something. Any insights as to what this sensor does and what will happen if i tried to glue this piece back on with high temperature range super glue/epoxy/adhesive/etc.? As of right now i have not reconnected the battery yet in fear of having a CEL come on without this sensor properly installed back. Also do you guys think it'd be covered under warranty if i revert everything back to stock and have them look at it?

EDIT: i was able to track down the entire hose on realOEM.com but it doesn't have a price listed. it's basically the first part 10 on top of the bottom part 10 if that makes sense (smoother hose on top versus rippled one on bottom). http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...12&hg=13&fg=20

close up of the 'plug' that was ripped off by accident


a view of the hole on the side of the hose that it was pried off from along with another view of the sensor

 

i believe thats a temperature sensor

 

there's also basically another hole on the top portion of the pointy part of that 'plug' which gets routed to the bottom hole that connects to the hose i believe

 

The new hose there is about $130, but if I was you I would try to epoxy it back on to save the money.

 

Just tried some Loctite plastic epoxy and after letting cure over night (says fully cured in 24 hrs) and tried it tonight and it basically turns on but idles roughly for about 5-10 seconds and shuts down slowly. Possibly a leak in the intake install somewhere or it's the little piece that ripped off? =/

 

dam that sux. i would have put it back to stock and then said something happened on the way home.

 

I was thinking the same thing. Dealerships don't make the effort to drive to your house to pick up the car for free even if you're still under warranty do they?

edit: because the closest legit dealership is about 20-35 miles away and i don't like the SF mini dealership because everyone knows they have horrible customer service.

 

If you are going to perform mods yourself then you have to pay for your mistakes. Lying to the dealership is just wrong.

 

Agreed. Fess up to the mistake and bite the $ bullet

 

Doesnt the warranty include roadside assitance? they should be able to pick it up

 

haha your lucky if the dealer has never lied to you. They did every time I took my car in there while I had my warranty. That’s why I said I would do that. Everyone has their reasons hero. Also when they charge $A120 for wiper blades + labour, you have sort of paid for it already.

I didn't think about getting there and back though. I did sort of the same thing on my lancer evo 4 about 8 years ago and had to get a part from the wrecker. You should try your luck if there are any near by.

 

Hopefully you're trying to take it to MINI of Concord and not East Bay MINI. East Bay's sales team is alright, but their service department bloooooooows.

Good luck.

 

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Well in any case i ordered the part off ecs tuning for about $90 shipped, much cheaper than the pre 2011 piece which is going for $140(has more ripples on it compared with the 2011 one). Let's hope my baby gets up and running again after the new part comes.