Yep....I use 1/4 drive with swivel head socket. Works best. There is also a flexible nut driver specifically for BMW but the length is not long enough.
Just take your time with the clamps, they are annoying to get to as there isn't that much space to work with. But after you remove the first manifold the 2nd will be a breeze.
I have a one of the rubber hoses between the throttle body and the air intake manifold that is bent. I want to fix it so that there is no unfiltered air going directly in the engine. So I bought a new replacement hose and a clamp that clamps it to the underside of the intake. The clamp does not have a screw to loosen and tighten it but rather a square raised section in it. Does it take a special tool to remove and replace these clamps?
flacoramos, the clamp the holds the rubber hose to the air plenum is an oetiker clamp. The other clamp that holds the rubber hose to the throttle body is a screw type clamp. See diagram on OEM.com in this link to confirm: www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=NB93-USA-02-2006-E60-BMW-M5&diagId=11_3708#11617835320
Part 3 is the rubber hose. Part 4 is the Oetiker clamp. Part 5 is the screw type clamp.
I think so. I read up on those oetiker clamps. They are supposed to be impervious to loosening over time due to vibration like a screw style hose clamp can.
Anyway, I replaced the damaged rubber hose between the throttle body and plenum. All looks to be working well.
Henry
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