May 5, 201510 yr My heater matrix has given up again, so I'm just going to cap it off this time and deal with it in the nicer weather. Am I right in thinking its the pipe on the driver's side that goes into the car, under te IC that I need to be bypassing?
May 5, 201510 yr There should be two one in and one out, I suppose you could get a connector and a length of new hose and loop it so it misses the cabin all together ??
May 5, 201510 yr Author Cheers Stants, I think that's the plan. I'll be able to see them once I get the the intercooler off tomorrow. That's after it gets back from the garage so they can sort out my rattly heat shield. Along with the squeal from the rear brakes, she sounds like an absolute shed at the moment!
May 6, 201510 yr Should look a bit like this I guess you can just detach the one and feed the other into the top of the block
May 6, 201510 yr Author That's exactly the sort of picture I've been trying to find! Thanks again, the chap in the car shop next to work has given me a connector piece for the 2 pipes
May 6, 201510 yr No worries mate I knew it would come in handy some time, you may just be able to do away with the pipe on the left as the right hand one looks long enough to bend round onto the top of the block.
May 6, 201510 yr Author HGood plan, I'll see what happens when I get it apart... The only thing that might stop it on mine is the primary turbo
May 6, 201510 yr Ah yes I forgot you have a mass of extra vac lines turbo etc etc, Have a look at tlags build thread as he's had his engine out may give you more idea
May 6, 201510 yr Author Well, 2 and half hours of brut force and swearing and I'm still arguing with the intercooler. The problem is mainly from a jubilee clip facing downward, instead of to the side! I'll have another fight with it tomorrow and hopefully get somewhere a bit nearer!
May 7, 201510 yr Gutted, should only be a 5 min job [emoji35] i'd it the one from turbo to ic or the ic to throttle body ?
May 7, 201510 yr Author from the IC to the secondary turbo. Although the other one doesn't want to come off either!
May 7, 201510 yr Boo ! Don't suppose you've had a look from underneath ? I can just about reach up and get at mine from below. Again not sure how much other stuff is in the way on yours
May 7, 201510 yr Author I've borrowed a flexi screwdriver which should do it, but I'll give it a go from underneath if not :)
May 7, 201510 yr Author Good news! It's all done. Bad news... My car seems to have developed a tappety noise and more of a (dare I say it) knocking. I've got my fingers crossed that it's the alternator bearings as it's not really got any rhyme or reason to doing it and seems to vary depending on the gradient of hill I'm driving on
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