[ANIMAL7296]

I am just wondering what this part is and what it does. When I got the car it had a broken connector but didn't cause any problems.

 

[Supercharged98]

It a heater for the engine gas recirculation circuit. It's used to vaporize any moisture that gets in the engine. As your engine heats up, the moisture gets circulated with engine block gasses. This element heats up the moisture to vaporize it so it will pass through the cylinders easier. I hope I explained right.

 

[ANIMAL7296]

Oh ok. Thank you. I had to replace the connector for it and was hoping that it wasn't very important.