e39 Will Not Start

[99belle99]

Any chance you damaged any of the bellows getting the manifold out or back in?

Excuse my dumbness but what is the bellows?

Vacuum hose left off I would say

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I'm pretty sure I connected them all. I know it is not easy for you guys to diagnose as you never seen the car but I will have to have a proper look tomorrow sometime.

I know one thing and that is the MAF could have gotten wet as it was left lying on the front of the car the day I was working on it and it was raining. Would that cause the problem?

[dergside]

Excuse my dumbness but what is the bellows?

They are the flexible (rubber) hoses connecting the air intake to the air filter housing and from there to the inlet manifold. Check for splits, holes or loose clips on any connections between pieces.