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fmic help!!!! (sorry if this is a quick fix and im dumb!)

Thread in 'Technical Questions' started by C17 LUK, Jul 16, 2011.

  1. C17 LUK

    C17 LUK Member

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    probably has been covered before but.....
    im having trouble fitting my front mount intercooler on my s14a bought from japspeed. seems the pipes are to short i.e only just fitting into the plastic joiners and the pipe that joins from the inlet plenum onto the intercooler pipe is touching the the fan? surely this isnt correct? obv havent started the car or drove it like this but is realy annoying as i want to use the car!!!!!!!!!!
    any help on this would be great, thought it was guna be a hour job tops!
    thanks luke
     
    #1 C17 LUK, Jul 16, 2011
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    im guessing you have all the silicone joiners and stuff for the pipework, get some pics up of your problem
     
    #2 nissanr34cal, Jul 16, 2011
  3. C17 LUK

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    yeah have all the joiners come with the kit. bit gay also that ive had to remove the washer bottle? wats that all about is this normal aswell?
     
    #3 C17 LUK, Jul 16, 2011
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    lol maybe the wrong pipe on the wrong place?
    try switching them cause normally there shouldn't be a problem if you bought a kit just for a s14a
     
    #4 o0o, Jul 16, 2011
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    Yarp, washer bottle will have to go, as well as a new battery and drilling a hole in your battery tray lol :)

    IIRC the joiner from the big tube >> plenum shouldnt fit anywhere else :no: I think its considerably larger in diameter than the rest of the IC pipework :nod:

    Pics will help :)

    This was mine

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  6. C17 LUK

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    at work atm so cant take pics. fezcock this mit be a twatish thing but where your intercooler pipe joins the inlet u have the blue joiner just down from that on the right you have a black hose that comes out the plenum an joins into the pipework. thats the 1 that is rubbing on my fan? is it because im tyying to use the standard pipe thats pre-shaped?
     
    #6 C17 LUK, Jul 16, 2011
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    that black pipe was the original standard item on my car, iirc its for the recirc - I think mine used to rest on the radiator cowl tbh - if it does, just twist the plenum pipe a little bit to clear it :)

    the kit I had was second hand so I used a mish mash of original pipes and joiners with the IC kit bits :)
     
    #7 - Fezcock -, Jul 16, 2011
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    also am i correct in saying that the pipe work should be touching each other when inside the joiners?
     
    #8 C17 LUK, Jul 16, 2011
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    not nessecarily, certainly not the pipe to the plenum :no:

    I bolted the core in place - then after a bit of trial and error put it all on so it fit properly then tightened everything to death :nod:

    just make sure that theres enough pipe inside the silicone joiner that the jubilee clip sits correctly behind the ridge on the pipe to prevent it coming out - Common sens really mate :nod:

    Hardest part I found was bolting the cooler up and drilling the battery tray hole lol :)
     
    #9 - Fezcock -, Jul 16, 2011
  10. C17 LUK

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    all done and dusted now! runs much smoother and got the lovely flutter instead of a sneeze from the blitz bov!
     
    #10 C17 LUK, Jul 18, 2011
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    kam I've touched Chris Parry

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    You can fit the washer bottle if you reshape it.

    I heated mine up and squashed it. Be careful it doesn't touch the intercooler pipework though, it'll rub through.
     
    #11 kam, Jul 18, 2011
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    Or you could make up some custom brackets and spin it to the side like so:

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    [​IMG]

    I have the Apex Type 1 which came with these brackets

    no bodgery :thumbs:
     
    #12 Neil S15, Jul 18, 2011
  13. C17 LUK

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    got a friendy mr m.o.t guy so no worries tbh haha!
     
    #13 C17 LUK, Jul 19, 2011
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    Bit of a change of subject, but is the washer system an MOT requirement?
     
    #14 Disco, Jul 19, 2011
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    kam I've touched Chris Parry

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    Yes :)
     
    #15 kam, Jul 19, 2011
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    Unless you remove the windscreen :) no windscreen = no wipers or washers required

    Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk
     
    #16 mushtafa, Jul 19, 2011
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