Help identify this part

abkonsta · 10-02-2021, 04:09 AM

I am about to finish replacing the valve cover. I have six of these left and I can’t recall where they go.

Part number marked on them 7 511 983. Anyone remember where they go?

EDIT: 2009 BMW 335i, convertible, N54

e91Owner · 10-02-2021, 09:22 PM

They could have come from many things. I'm not sure how they would have gotten removed, but they go on the ends of connectors (where the wires come out) to remove strain.

Look at some Google images of the main wiring harness to get an idea of where you may have pried them off. Looks like there are some on the VANOS solenoid connectors, probably on the camshaft position sensors and some other places before my eyes have out looking at tiny pictures on my phone. You don't normally remove them.

Cloverdale · 10-03-2021, 01:14 PM

They secure the wires connected to the fuel injectors.

abkonsta · 10-04-2021, 08:02 AM

I, too, am struggling to remember why I had them removed. I've been in there a lot, first replacing a failed rocker and then most recently replacing the cracked valve cover...

So, they clip around the injector connector?

abkonsta · 10-04-2021, 08:12 AM

Found it

e91Owner · 10-04-2021, 10:37 AM

Ah yes. It always helps to lead off with what kind of car/engine you have lol.

TheMidnightNarwhal · 10-04-2021, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by e91Owner

Ah yes. It always helps to lead off with what kind of car/engine you have lol.

His car is listed under his username so I would assume that's the car he's talking about lol.

e91Owner · 10-04-2021, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMidnightNarwhal

His car is listed under his username so I would assume that's the car he's talking about lol.

On a computer, maybe. On the app it doesn't show that.

TheMidnightNarwhal · 10-04-2021, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by e91Owner

On a computer, maybe. On the app it doesn't show that.

Ahh okok I see. Never used the app.

Good to know!

e91Owner · 10-04-2021, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMidnightNarwhal

Ahh okok I see. Never used the app.

Good to know!

I find it much easier to use than the web interface for most things. I'm sure there is one for Android also.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bimmerpost/id399728258

10-02-2021, 04:09 AM	#1
abkonsta New Member 6 Rep 29 Posts Drives: 2009 335i Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: South Carolina, Low Country iTrader: (0)	Help identify this part - small clip 7511983 I am about to finish replacing the valve cover. I have six of these left and I can’t recall where they go. Part number marked on them 7 511 983. Anyone remember where they go? EDIT: 2009 BMW 335i, convertible, N54 Attached Images Last edited by abkonsta; 10-04-2021 at 11:57 AM..
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e91Owner e91Owner 425 Rep 1,130 Posts Drives: 2011 e91 & 2010 e60 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Out of the Office iTrader: (0)	They could have come from many things. I'm not sure how they would have gotten removed, but they go on the ends of connectors (where the wires come out) to remove strain. Look at some Google images of the main wiring harness to get an idea of where you may have pried them off. Looks like there are some on the VANOS solenoid connectors, probably on the camshaft position sensors and some other places before my eyes have out looking at tiny pictures on my phone. You don't normally remove them.
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10-03-2021, 01:14 PM	#3
Cloverdale Second Lieutenant 125 Rep 262 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Jb4 & perf. mods. Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Cloverdale, BC, Canada. iTrader: (0)	They secure the wires connected to the fuel injectors.
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abkonsta New Member 6 Rep 29 Posts Drives: 2009 335i Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: South Carolina, Low Country iTrader: (0)	I, too, am struggling to remember why I had them removed. I've been in there a lot, first replacing a failed rocker and then most recently replacing the cracked valve cover... So, they clip around the injector connector?
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10-04-2021, 08:12 AM	#5
abkonsta New Member 6 Rep 29 Posts Drives: 2009 335i Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: South Carolina, Low Country iTrader: (0)	Found it Attached Images
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10-04-2021, 10:37 AM	#6
e91Owner e91Owner 425 Rep 1,130 Posts Drives: 2011 e91 & 2010 e60 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Out of the Office iTrader: (0)	Ah yes. It always helps to lead off with what kind of car/engine you have lol.
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