Cracked snorkel on E90 335i (N55), looking for advice

michaelalex3 · 06-26-2020, 04:49 PM

I installed a VRSF charge pipe today on my E90 N55 335i... it was a huge pain to fit in there but I managed to get it installed. When I was reinstalling the airbox I bent the part that connects the snorkel to the airbox a bit too much and it caused a crack. At this point I'm just going to get a shop to fix it, but I'm wondering if I should be concerned about driving it with the crack there? Would it be better or worse to try to tape up around it? If you look in the attached picture, the bottom of the piece is also not sealed well at all, so a lot of air will be leaking out of there.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

juld0zer · 07-09-2020, 07:25 AM

I honestly would not worry about that mate. It is just the dirty air snorkel. It might suck in a tiny bit more warm air. You could probably use some RTV to seal it up?

06-26-2020, 04:49 PM	#1
michaelalex3 Private 13 Rep 52 Posts Drives: Z4MR, E61 535i M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	Cracked snorkel on E90 335i (N55), looking for advice I installed a VRSF charge pipe today on my E90 N55 335i... it was a huge pain to fit in there but I managed to get it installed. When I was reinstalling the airbox I bent the part that connects the snorkel to the airbox a bit too much and it caused a crack. At this point I'm just going to get a shop to fix it, but I'm wondering if I should be concerned about driving it with the crack there? Would it be better or worse to try to tape up around it? If you look in the attached picture, the bottom of the piece is also not sealed well at all, so a lot of air will be leaking out of there. Any advice is greatly appreciated! Attached Images
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juld0zer Lieutenant Colonel 482 Rep 1,600 Posts Drives: Prev 135i 7DCT, Now 130i 6sp Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: 2153 iTrader: (0)	I honestly would not worry about that mate. It is just the dirty air snorkel. It might suck in a tiny bit more warm air. You could probably use some RTV to seal it up?
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