Break it off and run the hose by turn it to lock. The other hose clip in. You took your intake out so your job should be very easy. I fish mines in when I did mines. Took me 30mins with intake in tact

 

Break it off and run the hose by turn it to lock. The other hose clip in. You took your intake out so your job should be very easy. I fish mines in when I did mines. Took me 30mins with intake in tact

Yes, I will remove the air intake. Is it hard to remove without breaking? How did you do it while wearing it?

 

I think one of the the 50skid videos covers it. Check out his youtube channel.

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I looked at him. could not dismantle. then accomplished this by removing the manifold. Removing the manifold for this seems like a lot of work.

 

Don’t take the intake manifold off! Here’s how to install that hose:

• get a 2 foot long piece of twine and tie it around the top of the hose
• insert the hose between the intake runners
• wrap the other end of the twine around the oil fill cap
• push the hose down between the runners so the top of the hose is flush with the top of the runners
• put the CCV body in position
• rotate the CCV body so that its bottom is facing the engine block
• use a long blade screwdriver to force the bottom end of the hose towards the top connector of the CCV body
• maneuver the CCV body so that the hose and the CCV body mate
• rotate the CCV body so that the bottom is pointing at the ground
• pull the top of the hose up using the twine.

 

Thanks for the advice. no image?

 

 

it shattered everything last resort

 

Guys, I've completed the pieces now. I'm going to start disassembling. I watched many videos. The question in my mind is to do this with or without removing the manifold? Which takes more time?

 

If you intend to keep your E46, this will not be the first and last time you replace the CCV and its hoses. It will get easier once you get the idea. Taking the manifold off takes longer. If you do, replace every gasket or o ring you remove, as well as anything underneath that manifold that hasn’t been replaced yet: coolant pipes, starter, coolant sensor, CPS, etc.

 

No need to pull the manifold.

 

That's right. some have spent too much time attaching the hose. That's why it got stuck in my head. but if i remove the manifold now it will be more work.

 

You don't need to pull the manifold off if you don't have the cold-weather kit...and if you do, you can remove the foam.

Also, something I learned a while ago--you learn to put in by taking out.

Read/watch some more diy videos until you throw up from your confusion and fear--then you'll be ready.

 

50skid has Part 1 and Part 2 videos of taking the manifold off. Then another video of doing it with the manifold on. Watch them both. You'll get an idea of what you're doing from all angles that way.

 

Removing the intake manifold would be at least a 1 day job, probably 2 days. Replacing the CCV without removing the intake manifold is at most a 4 hours job if you have never done it before.

My recommendation for you if you're not going to remove the intake manifold - practice (many times) how the hose twists onto the separator. Practice more so you have in your mind how they go together. Put highly visible markings on the parts so you can line them up before you twist them together during installation. Twist the hose onto the separator and connect the other side hose to the separator before bolting the separator in place. The bottom hose from separator to oil dipstick can be done after you bolt the separator in place.

 

I did mine with the manifold out during a full cooling/intake/sensor refresh. It's such a strange setup and known for problems.

If I ever lay my hands on another good E46 dream car project I'm going to do something different to the standard CCV system like a rocker cover conversion or this:

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I did it guys. The bend of the S hose does not fit. The old one was fine, I transferred the o-rings and installed them. The only tension was the dipstick hose, it took a lot of effort. I couldn't tighten the disa valve screw, it's broken I'll buy it and finish it today. Thanks.