what's this hose suposed to be connected too ?

[Dr.Drew]

i was replaceing my camshaft postion sensor and noticed this hose was not connected to anything

here is what it looks like
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/AndrewC280/P1010186.jpg

this is where it originally ran
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/AndrewC280/P1010185.jpg


any ideas it cant be to important because the car runs fine with out it

[Metromoto202]

IT'S FOR ENGINE VACUUM... LOOK UNDER THE MANIFOLD. THERE SHOULD BE A SMALL NIPPLE/NOZZLE TO MATCH THE DIAMETER OF THE HOSE. IT TENDS TO COME LOOSE WHEN PPL CHANGE THE OIL FILTER.

[benzfan]

That line supplies vacuum mainly for the transmission upshift delay circuit. The engine management system is quite capable of compensating for the vacuum leak caused by not having it connected, but you might notice it in your long term fuel trim. The line connects as the previous poster noted to a small metal line on the manifold just in front of the oil filter housing.

[benzfan]

Take your intake crosover off and you will be able to shine a light down into the back area of the manifold to more easily see the connection point.

[C280 JR]

i had the same problem. i found the nipple where it attaches, look around a little bit, youll find it, its kinda hard to reach, but it mainly controls your shifting when the car is cold

[crazy00c230k]

yeah, ive seen that before too, u should plug that thing in asap, it can set off a bunch of false code readings and make ur cel come on

[Dr.Drew]

its been disconneted for like 1/2 a year
no problems what so ever

fixed easy once you can get your big hand in there lol

[crazy00c230k]

ic thats cool, yeah its a real ez fix once u find the little nub