front snorkel screw gap from factory?

5soko · 06-28-2008, 08:05 AM

so i was looking and cleaning around my engine bay, and i cam upon the front snorkel, the one that sucks air from the kidneys( on e92 not sure on e90's) anyways standing in front of the car, the left screw wasnt loose, but there was a def gap, it wasnt flush with the brace to where it was attached like the other side. anyone have the same problem, i checked my friends and he has the same issue, would it be wrong to tighten it down?

i can put a quarter bewtween the screw and frame

BmwFanFL · 06-28-2008, 08:26 AM

That's quite an engine.

I can't imagine the intake air path makes that much difference with this engine. It looks like the flux capacitor needs to be changed with a differential toroid to compensate for left-swirl.

tintivilus · 06-28-2008, 03:12 PM

Mine was prety loose, too. I thought the screws were vibrating out but it's stayed snug for a while now. Maybe the factory errs on the side of not stripping the plastic?

If you tighten those two screws be gentle with them.

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BmwFanFL Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 216 Posts Drives: 2008 - 335i - Cobb stg 1 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Very Hot, Humid, Southeast iTrader: (0)	That's quite an engine. I can't imagine the intake air path makes that much difference with this engine. It looks like the flux capacitor needs to be changed with a differential toroid to compensate for left-swirl.
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tintivilus Lieutenant Colonel 26 Rep 1,826 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake County, IL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [0.00] 2003 325i [0.00]	Mine was prety loose, too. I thought the screws were vibrating out but it's stayed snug for a while now. Maybe the factory errs on the side of not stripping the plastic? If you tighten those two screws be gentle with them.
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