Thought I would be diligent and take the DISA out for a clean as have had a few noises I wasn't happy with coming from that part of the engine. When I went under the bonnet and took a closer inspection, I noticed that the rubber hose directly below the DISA that leads into the engine at the far end from the air filter has perished and now has a gaping hole in it.
I only bought the car recently, and am cursing myself for not noticing before, but what can you do. It's not in warranty (2003, E85, 3.0i) so any work I have to do myself (certainly no mechanic!) or take to the local BMW indi garage which I have not been to before.
So, my questions are - has anyone else had problems with this? Is it easy to get a new hose/unit to replace? Where from? I don't know what the part is called and have tried looking through 'realoem' but can't seem to find anything that looks similar from the pics.
I've included some pics which hopefully are obvious to those in the know. The DISA unit is top left and the corrugated rubber hose is attached as part of a unit to the large trunking you have to move out of the way to get to the DISA, and connects into the engine.
Any/all help much appreciated!
I only bought the car recently, and am cursing myself for not noticing before, but what can you do. It's not in warranty (2003, E85, 3.0i) so any work I have to do myself (certainly no mechanic!) or take to the local BMW indi garage which I have not been to before.
So, my questions are - has anyone else had problems with this? Is it easy to get a new hose/unit to replace? Where from? I don't know what the part is called and have tried looking through 'realoem' but can't seem to find anything that looks similar from the pics.
I've included some pics which hopefully are obvious to those in the know. The DISA unit is top left and the corrugated rubber hose is attached as part of a unit to the large trunking you have to move out of the way to get to the DISA, and connects into the engine.
Any/all help much appreciated!