Day 5
Yeah I'm posting 2 days late but I decided to hop in the car with the gf to pickup the kid from grandma's. Spent 13 hours in a car instead of racing and finally showing off the car, thanks Virginia.
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Wrong car I know. This thing has had a tiny boost leak for a while now. It hasn't gotten nearly enough love from me as it deserves lately. I got as far as building a boost leak tester and narrowing it down to the intercooler before giving up last time. I was considering the possibility of taking this thing out for the MBCA autocross on Sunday since everything else was cancelled this weekend. It does have a fresh set of Pilot Sport A/S all around so I decided to tackle this thing on Friday instead of fighting with my alignment and getting my exhaust back together. MBCA wasn't making the call until noon Saturday so that means I couldn't book a u-haul trailer without gambling so I just finally admitted defeat. It's just not the weekend. It may not seem like it from this thread, but believe it or not I have learned the value of throwing in the towel a long time ago. Now back to the grocery-getter with boost.
It was a bitch getting the bumper off but at least now I know how it's done. Just like 50% plastic being held together by plastic rivets so that was new and fun. It started with me completely stripping one of the few 10mm bolts with the mini impact. It looked a little rusty but not THAT bad honestly. The corners of the bolt basically just disintegrated though. Fortunately this is just another day for me at this point. I busted out the 1/4" drill bit and drilled out the head. The other 11 bolts holding down the hood will just have to do but it was out without much issue. Once I stopped trying to pop things off with a flat-tip screwdriver and made the trip to get actual trim removal tools it went pretty smooth ... UNTIL I got to the leak itself.
I replace the shitty clamps with some leftover t-bolt clamps I had laying around. I stopped the leak on one side but the other side started leaking and just wouldn't stop. I put my hand on the coupler and it looked like I dunked it in used motor oil when I took it off. It seems this rubber hose is halfway through it's transition to rubber powder. I slapped it all back together for now and ordered a new coupler. It's still screeching but not as bad. Decided to just spend the rest of the weekend being fat and lazy. THE END.
Yeah I'm posting 2 days late but I decided to hop in the car with the gf to pickup the kid from grandma's. Spent 13 hours in a car instead of racing and finally showing off the car, thanks Virginia.
Wrong car I know. This thing has had a tiny boost leak for a while now. It hasn't gotten nearly enough love from me as it deserves lately. I got as far as building a boost leak tester and narrowing it down to the intercooler before giving up last time. I was considering the possibility of taking this thing out for the MBCA autocross on Sunday since everything else was cancelled this weekend. It does have a fresh set of Pilot Sport A/S all around so I decided to tackle this thing on Friday instead of fighting with my alignment and getting my exhaust back together. MBCA wasn't making the call until noon Saturday so that means I couldn't book a u-haul trailer without gambling so I just finally admitted defeat. It's just not the weekend. It may not seem like it from this thread, but believe it or not I have learned the value of throwing in the towel a long time ago. Now back to the grocery-getter with boost.
It was a bitch getting the bumper off but at least now I know how it's done. Just like 50% plastic being held together by plastic rivets so that was new and fun. It started with me completely stripping one of the few 10mm bolts with the mini impact. It looked a little rusty but not THAT bad honestly. The corners of the bolt basically just disintegrated though. Fortunately this is just another day for me at this point. I busted out the 1/4" drill bit and drilled out the head. The other 11 bolts holding down the hood will just have to do but it was out without much issue. Once I stopped trying to pop things off with a flat-tip screwdriver and made the trip to get actual trim removal tools it went pretty smooth ... UNTIL I got to the leak itself.
I replace the shitty clamps with some leftover t-bolt clamps I had laying around. I stopped the leak on one side but the other side started leaking and just wouldn't stop. I put my hand on the coupler and it looked like I dunked it in used motor oil when I took it off. It seems this rubber hose is halfway through it's transition to rubber powder. I slapped it all back together for now and ordered a new coupler. It's still screeching but not as bad. Decided to just spend the rest of the weekend being fat and lazy. THE END.