price of this intake tube - United Bimmer Community

**94bmw325i** · 08-02-2005, 09:37 PM

anyone know how much this tube I circled goes for?

DEATH2000 · 08-02-2005, 09:49 PM

ohh do u mean the plastic like hose that goes to the alternator to kool it down?

**94bmw325i** · 08-02-2005, 10:10 PM

I guess, the one with that rectangular piece, mine is all cracked, this is actually a pic of jr haile's engine compartment as I don't have a pic of mine, but the underside of the round section of that pipe is cracked completely and a big hole is exposed, so it does nothing...

**defkon99** · 08-02-2005, 10:42 PM

yea mine is cracked too, but its called the Alternator Intake Cooling Ducting

oh here i found this one on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/E36-B...spagenameZWDVW

**94bmw325i** · 08-02-2005, 10:44 PM

lol I found out its not for intake, was trying to find an excuse to let my dad, let me buy an intake also.

**94bmw325i** · 08-02-2005, 10:45 PM

do I even need this alternator cooling pipe? most cars that have that same pipe connect to the intake don't they usually? so alternator shouldn't need it..

**defkon99** · 08-02-2005, 10:47 PM

im sure it was put there for a reason.. id say pay the $12.00 to the dude on ebay and never worry about it for a long time.

**94bmw325i** · 08-02-2005, 10:48 PM

thanks for the help defkon, oh yeah is your car auto, and have a weird idling sound?

**defkon99** · 08-02-2005, 10:49 PM

umm yea .. but no idle sound prob,, whats is sound like ticking>

**94bmw325i** · 08-02-2005, 10:51 PM

kinda.. I think jrhaile might have a vid of it in his hellrot 325 automatic car

**defkon99** · 08-02-2005, 10:51 PM

bust it out id like to take a listen

**94bmw325i** · 08-02-2005, 10:58 PM

ask him, I gotta be up at 7:30 am so im going to bed lol, I think I lost the vid, he only sent me it a week ago oops.

**komodo** · 08-02-2005, 11:50 PM

I actually JUST bought one of those a few weeks ago (I also buy preventive maintence stuff for my car that I just never tell you guys about, hehe, not all fun gadgets).

I paid $16 for it from the dealership. If you know someone who works there and can get employee rates, it's $4.

**Spieluhr** · 08-03-2005, 02:28 AM

it is necessary. If you don't fix it it may cause damage to your alternator.

**komodo** · 08-03-2005, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spieluhr

it is necessary. If you don't fix it it may cause damage to your alternator.

Hardly. Mine was torn to shreads on the bottom of it (airflow was probably about 20%, if that). I drove with this for over 30,000 miles with it like this (as far as I know, previous owner might have driven it more). The only reason I replaced it was for show. And trust me, with all the electronics in my car, my alternator is still working fine.

haha