Hi folks...
Can anyone tell me how to gain access to the bottom of my intercooler?
Last week I had classic symptoms of a boost leak: the car was hissing at the front and smoking at the back. It was due for a service, so I asked the chap to sort it out at the same time. He traced the leak to the bottom intercooler hose where it enters the intercooler, where he found the clip had broken. He improvised a new clip somehow, and that worked well for a few days. Car was driving beautifully!
Unfortunately, it's now leaking again a few days later. Not quite as bad as before, but it's definitely not right.
Since I've got a day off work tomorrow (Monday), I thought I might have a go at fixing it myself. So, what's the best way to gain access to the bottom end of the intercooler?
I'm guessing:
Do I need to take the bumper off? And will a Jubilee clip do the trick?
Can anyone tell me how to gain access to the bottom of my intercooler?
Last week I had classic symptoms of a boost leak: the car was hissing at the front and smoking at the back. It was due for a service, so I asked the chap to sort it out at the same time. He traced the leak to the bottom intercooler hose where it enters the intercooler, where he found the clip had broken. He improvised a new clip somehow, and that worked well for a few days. Car was driving beautifully!
Unfortunately, it's now leaking again a few days later. Not quite as bad as before, but it's definitely not right.
Since I've got a day off work tomorrow (Monday), I thought I might have a go at fixing it myself. So, what's the best way to gain access to the bottom end of the intercooler?
I'm guessing:
- Jack car up
- Remove front right wheel
- er...
- ... then what?
Do I need to take the bumper off? And will a Jubilee clip do the trick?
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