What are these holes/ports for? Intake Manifold

[GotZHP]

Hey guys, do any of you know what these holes/ports are for on the intake manifold? Is there suppose to be oil flowing through them? Thanks.

[BMWCurves]

Wish I could help, but as I said elsewhere, someone more knowledgeable will answer soon.

[GotZHP]

Wish I could help, but as I said elsewhere, someone more knowledgeable will answer soon.

They are where air from the idle control valve goes into the cylinder, so there should absolutely be no oil in them. I got this answer from e46fanatics

"The holes are where the air from the idle control valve comes from and goes into the intake manifold. They take a different route than the majority of the air so that it is directed to only one of the intake valves, which creates swirling in the chamber for good idling."

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=901967

more info there