[adammcf]

Just looking for opinions on the oil on this pipe. Does it look like its dripping down from the engine above or does it look more like its seaping past the seals on the pipe where it joins the turbo and the intercooler?

Can you get these seals from BMW? I had a look on RealOEM but the diagram and parts show a different setup from my 330D.

20180413_125944 by Adam McFarland, on Flickr

20180413_130230 by Adam McFarland, on Flickr

[rasa bmw]

ya seals have gone and probably the hose has gone porous as thye degrade over time,,only put a new one on mine last week,i had the seals done last year but still i had seepage..£41 i paid for the new hose..and my indy charged me £20 to fit it,,i was gonna fit it myself but the wea\ther was dire and for £20 im pleased i didnt as the undertray screws were a pig

[adammcf]

Did you get one of the ebay hoses? I was tempted in ordering one but read a few reports of them being slightly shorter and not fitting properly.

[Sensible_]

Originally Posted by adammcf

Did you get one of the ebay hoses? I was tempted in ordering one but read a few reports of them being slightly shorter and not fitting properly.

Do you have the part number of the new hose you fitted? Cotswold BMW on this forum is charging considerably more than £41 on this forum. I asked for a quote yesterday. Cheers

[rasa bmw]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/INTERCOOLE...72.m2749.l2649 this is the one i bought

[Sensible_]

Originally Posted by rasa bmw

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/INTERCOOLE...72.m2749.l2649 this is the one i bought

Thanks, I see it's not branded BMW. Any issues though? I think I'll go for that one. Cheers

[Maxlude]

Had same on mine.
I rekon the oil in the top photo is from the crappy push fit breather pipe above it. I put jubilee clips on both ends and no more oil.
I changed the red ic pipe with ebay one last summer. No more leaks now. Like rasa bmw says, the undertray is pita to remove but i wanted to clean it up properly as it had started to drip black oil on my drive when washing car.

[rasa bmw]

Originally Posted by Sensible_

Thanks, I see it's not branded BMW. Any issues though? I think I'll go for that one. Cheers

i had a few bits of dialogue with the seller,,he assured me they were good quality kevlar lined,,2 year warranty i think,,forge do one for £115 and other after market ones in the £70 region,,but this boost hose feels quality in the hand,,the old bmw one seemed thinner material/rubber.

[Sensible_]

Originally Posted by rasa bmw

i had a few bits of dialogue with the seller,,he assured me they were good quality kevlar lined,,2 year warranty i think,,forge do one for £115 and other after market ones in the £70 region,,but this boost hose feels quality in the hand,,the old bmw one seemed thinner material/rubber.

Good to know. Cheers. Cotswolds are selling them at £203 for the genuine part including forum discount!

[adammcf]

Originally Posted by Sensible_

Good to know. Cheers. Cotswolds are selling them at £203 for the genuine part including forum discount!

Ouch! I might order one of these then and just get the seal for the top where it joins the turbo and then the seals for the pipe on the other side of the intercooler.

[rasa bmw]

Originally Posted by adammcf

Ouch! I might order one of these then and just get the seal for the top where it joins the turbo and then the seals for the pipe on the other side of the intercooler.

the green seal(intercooler) side is included..

[blueh88]

Ahhh I have this exact same issue! And was losing oil albeit quite slow so just kept topping it up. Now I know what the solution is, I have the motivation to sort it! Thanks all.

[adammcf]

Ordered it so will hopefully get it fitted at the weekend. Ive got most of the engine stripped down at the minute to replace the inlet manifold gaskets and swirl flaps etc.

[rasa bmw]

Originally Posted by blueh88

Ahhh I have this exact same issue! And was losing oil albeit quite slow so just kept topping it up. Now I know what the solution is, I have the motivation to sort it! Thanks all.

the hose will never release enough oil between sevices to be noticed on dipstick

[rasa bmw]

Originally Posted by adammcf

Ordered it so will hopefully get it fitted at the weekend. Ive got most of the engine stripped down at the minute to replace the inlet manifold gaskets and swirl flaps etc.

get yourself some large jubilee clips,,the ones on the old hose are like a jigsaw fit band..it wouldnt go around the new hose..

[Sensible_]

Just in case anyone is doing this, I reckon with some jiggery-pokery it can be done from the engine bay, rather than underneath.

It's a 320d but looks similar:

[blueh88]

Originally Posted by rasa bmw

the hose will never release enough oil between sevices to be noticed on dipstick

Hmmm yeah maybe it isn't exactly the same issue then...well after another quick look, mine is more like the first pic. My red boost pipe at the bottom is perfectly dry. And there doesnt seem to be any oil weeping from the plastic push fit type pipe thing just above.

I plan to clean it up and then monitor it daily to see where it could be coming from. Maybe just a perished seal on the flange connection?

[adammcf]

Pipe came today, looks decent. Hopefully I'll get it on in the next couple of days.

20180419_110639 by Adam McFarland, on Flickr

20180419_110629 by Adam McFarland, on Flickr

[rasa bmw]

Originally Posted by adammcf

Pipe came today, looks decent. Hopefully I'll get it on in the next couple of days.

20180419_110639 by Adam McFarland, on Flickr

20180419_110629 by Adam McFarland, on Flickr

yeh,they are thicker than they look,,the tubing..

[Sensible_]

Originally Posted by adammcf

Pipe came today, looks decent. Hopefully I'll get it on in the next couple of days.

20180419_110639 by Adam McFarland, on Flickr

20180419_110629 by Adam McFarland, on Flickr

Looks good. I've ordered mine. Let us know how you get on. Ta.

[adammcf]

I'll not get a chance to fit yet as Im going to order new belts and pulleys too while everything is apart.
Here is the state of the old pipe however!

20180419_204234 by Adam McFarland, on Flickr

20180419_204225 by Adam McFarland, on Flickr

[rasa bmw]

mine wasnt that bad,,even after the split around wheer the securing ring clamps on,,,but as you can see,all this oil is sprayed everywhere..all over the engine and makes it look worse than it is...oil is a very fine vapour when its under extreme pressue..