Can anyone tell what this is? (picture inside)

Camman · 03-15-2016, 11:51 AM

So for a while I've been hearing this rattle (high pitch metallic sound) when I accelerate from 1-2k rpm. After 2k, it goes away so I figured something was loose and wasn't too much of a concern. Well I had to tear the front end off last night to fish out a bolt I dropped (nice, bro). Well, I began looking to see where the noise was coming from and I banged on the plastic skid/debris guard and I heard the noise. After some more looking I found this piece just resting on the guard.

It's a shitty photo I know but I didn't have enough room or time to tear the car apart more to look at it more closely. It has a couple pieces of hose going to it and some kind of mounting bracket with a bolt(the loose bolt was what was making the noise)

Can anyone tell what this is and how it may have fell off from it's mounting place?

gunnerxq · 03-16-2016, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Camman

So for a while I've been hearing this rattle (high pitch metallic sound) when I accelerate from 1-2k rpm. After 2k, it goes away so I figured something was loose and wasn't too much of a concern. Well I had to tear the front end off last night to fish out a bolt I dropped (nice, bro). Well, I began looking to see where the noise was coming from and I banged on the plastic skid/debris guard and I heard the noise. After some more looking I found this piece just resting on the guard.

It's a shitty photo I know but I didn't have enough room or time to tear the car apart more to look at it more closely. It has a couple pieces of hose going to it and some kind of mounting bracket with a bolt(the loose bolt was what was making the noise)

Can anyone tell what this is and how it may have fell off from it's mounting place?

Hmm transmission fluid line? Maybe brake. Probably not power steering

SDemetris · 03-17-2016, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gunnerxq

Hmm transmission fluid line? Maybe brake. Probably not power steering

if he has a short shift kit, it probably isnt a transmission cooler line...

Camman · 03-17-2016, 03:26 PM

I do not have a short shift kit. Also, I will add that this was more on the passenger side of the bay but close to the center.

hassmaschine · 03-17-2016, 04:25 PM

I'm thinking PS line. Don't E90s have PS coolers?

Eddien123 · 03-18-2016, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by hassmaschine

I'm thinking PS line. Don't E90s have PS coolers?

I believe so.

03-15-2016, 11:51 AM	#1
Camman What am I doing here? 190 Rep 463 Posts Drives: 07 328i 6MT Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Can anyone tell what this is? (picture inside) So for a while I've been hearing this rattle (high pitch metallic sound) when I accelerate from 1-2k rpm. After 2k, it goes away so I figured something was loose and wasn't too much of a concern. Well I had to tear the front end off last night to fish out a bolt I dropped (nice, bro). Well, I began looking to see where the noise was coming from and I banged on the plastic skid/debris guard and I heard the noise. After some more looking I found this piece just resting on the guard. It's a shitty photo I know but I didn't have enough room or time to tear the car apart more to look at it more closely. It has a couple pieces of hose going to it and some kind of mounting bracket with a bolt(the loose bolt was what was making the noise) Can anyone tell what this is and how it may have fell off from it's mounting place? __________________ N52 : 6MT : ZSP : ZPP : BC Racing Coilovers : BMW PE
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Camman What am I doing here? 190 Rep 463 Posts Drives: 07 328i 6MT Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	I do not have a short shift kit. Also, I will add that this was more on the passenger side of the bay but close to the center. __________________ N52 : 6MT : ZSP : ZPP : BC Racing Coilovers : BMW PE
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03-17-2016, 04:25 PM	#5
hassmaschine Major General 3973 Rep 7,215 Posts Drives: "NBO" 330i Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: earth iTrader: (0)	I'm thinking PS line. Don't E90s have PS coolers?
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