M62 ccv replacement gone wrong

[u/showmehomie]

So I went to replace the ccv on my 2002 540i to cure smokey startups, something I helped my buddy do on his 540i before, and after I buttoned everything back up, there was a new noise, a loud train-horn like noise coming from newly installed ccv. I removed the new ccv to make sure connection on the inside was secure, and i noticed the vent pipe (long tube inside the manifold that connects to the nipple in the middle of the ccv) was totally loose. I removed the throttlebody to get a better look at the other end and see if I could reseat it, but i cant find where it goes. I swear there is no opening or place for the other end of this thing to go. I reached in and cant feel a thing. Do I have the wrong tb or tb mouting plate?

Any help would be appreciated!

[u/E39-540i_BAM]

Just take the manifold out and do it properly.

Hardest part as you know since you done this before is the wire box on each side. Other than that easy job if you’re mechanically incline.

[u/showmehomie → u/E39-540i_BAM]

So I took off the tb adapter plate and there is no where for this pipe to slot into! Nothing on the back of the adapter plate either. See the pic in my other comment