Vacuum Hose Identification!! HELP!!!
 

Hello, I am trying to identify a light grey vacuum hose that comes out of the
supercharger inlet and goes up past the intake manifold to a black rounded sensor of some kind on the drivers side of the cylinder head, right in the cluster by the thermostat under the airbox. It is one of two hoses that come out of the inlet, side by side. here is a diagram of the inlet and the other vacuum hose,
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...88&hg=11&fg=45

but you can barely see the hole for the hose I am searching for, and it is not shown in any other diagram that I can find. The diagram I show here is for an automatic and mine is a manual, but the setup out of the inlet is the same. Please help me identify this as I snapped the sensor of the top end of the vacuum hose and need to replace it ASAP.
Thank you all for your assistance.:thumbsup:

The sensor you are referring to is the MAP sensor, part number 12 14 0 872 648.

EDIT: sorry had some internet problems here at work, if you need the vacuum pipe for that sensor, the part number is 11 65 1 504 943.

EDIT again: the vacuum pipe is number 20 in this pic...
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...35&hg=17&fg=05

You Certain?
 

Are you certain because the hose I want is the one that comes out of the hole next to the one the line is pointing to in the diagram, the left one. the hose I need comes out of the partially obstructed from view hole and goes up to the right as you are looking at it in the engine bay, then to the driver's side of the cylinder head. Am switching out my intercooler here shortly, will try and get a pic of it. thank you for your efforts.
:thumbsup:

If I read your post correctly, then this is NOT the vacuum pipe you are looking for...
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...MAN109/217.png
...this one provides vacuum to the power brake booster.

The vacuum pipe that plugs in right next to it is number 20 in this pic...
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...N109/153-1.png
...and provides vacuum/boost to the MAP sensor that is number 12 in the pic below...
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...N109/153-2.png

Hate to resurrect an old post, but I'm trying to get the vacuum line (#20 in the manual photo) plugged back into the supercharger inlet. Its a pain. Anyone have any tricks? I can get to the port, but can't push it in. ??

Bob

it should just push in. I had to replace my supercharger inlet pipe and connected both hoses then.

I broke my hose and replace it with a rubber one.

One of the hoses has a red collar on the hose. The one I'm trying to replace seems too small for the outer diameter of the hole in the inlet pipe, but then can't push in far enough to engage the actual line. Am I missing something?

Just went over to the MINI dealer. I'm missing the red collar for the Map tube. They aren't sold separately, I'd have to buy the entire supercharger inlet tube for $99.

Bob