So I decided to take on the challenge to refill my super charger(fyi harder than I thought). I replaced a bunch of gaskets while I was there. Now onto putting everything back together is going easy until I found this piece. For the life of me I can’t seem to remember where I took it off from. The only piece I forgot to label and now I’m paying the price haha. Anyone help on trying to figure out my mistake.

 

Have you tried searching here?

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=11_3392

That part is not in that diagram I'm afraid, but perhaps I guessed the wrong year. Gotta be somewhere...

Cheers,

Charlie

 

I actually have looked on that before. No look finding it.

 

Could it be Part #9 in this diagram? The bracket?

LOL, we need a real R53 owner to help here. Someone with a shop light and an open bonnet.

That's not me for the last few years, sorry.

All the best,

Charlie

 

I thought so too but doesn’t quite look the same. Maybe it’s could but from the refresh models? Hey no problem thanks for the help though

 

What's the build date for your car? I love a challenge.

;-)

 

Don’t know the specific date of memory

 

Anything here?

Stubbornly,

Charlie

 

Might be this?

 

Maybe flip it over so the bolt enters from the other side- looks close...

 

Little black canister on passenger side, tucked in by valve cover

 

Oh I might have over looked at this one but I can swear that bracket is unbolted but left hanging.

 

I’m away from my car until tomorrow so can’t double check.

 

Thinking something like part numbered 9

 

that's the map sensor where a vacuum hose goes into the supercharger duct, i have the same bracket i just tossed it lol , i would keep watching mod minis videos and match brackets he takes off there to the pic to make life easier

 

that's right that goes to the thermostat manifold.

 

but i do believe this goes under the supercharger and holds the grommets from the wire harness to the alternator and ac compressor

 

I recently finished my service on the SC a couple weeks ago. I don't remember pulling anything that looks like that. Good luck with the hunt

 

That’s what I was trying to figure out. Looks like it goes along with the ac compressor. Not quite sure yet as I was in a hurry when I looked.

 

Right there , i have my motor apart right now only reason why i could be right ? 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

Do you have a clearer picture by any chance?

 

no sorry

 

No worries thank you anyways. I’ll figure it out tomorrow. Thanks again

 

Still can’t seem to guess where it goes?

 

I'm thinking that it might be the bracket that holds the large electrical connection for the cooling fan and resistor. Mounted in the driver's side front close to radiator.

I can look at my '04 R53 tomorrow if I remember....

Bryan