Arrrgggh...o-ring woes...WTF.

[Greenm3]

Any help Please...how the hell does this come off....

Its the bolt/screw on the right hand side of the intercooler, just by the o-ring...with the bush on it ....looks tricky and i dont wann rip anything....i.e incur another little job to do....im sure alot of you will have seen this before!!

Im not so good at this internet thing but i think there is an attachment with this post with a photo......

Cheers for the help...

[sps-si]

if im in the right area its a 6mm hex bolt into a captive nut.
bit of wd and wang it off.

[sal_s2]

Any help Please...how the hell does this come off....

Its the bolt/screw on the right hand side of the intercooler, just by the o-ring...with the bush on it ....looks tricky and i dont wann rip anything....i.e incur another little job to do....im sure alot of you will have seen this before!!

Im not so good at this internet thing but i think there is an attachment with this post with a photo......

Cheers for the help...

Unscrew that bolt with the bush thing on it from underneath. I think it was a 6mm allen key that I used.

[Sidspud]

Unscrew that bolt with the bush thing on it from underneath. I think it was a 6mm allen key that I used.

Yeah, but the whole thing starts spinning if the captive part is knackered. I seem to remember having problems with this. You'll need to grip the nut at the same time.

[porkkis]

A bit of metal brush + penetrating oil before even trying to open it. You can also use pliers to prevent the nut side from twisting. And when it's open take the x-member to someone who can weld a bit reinforcement.

[S2central.net]

Been there, broke that !


Paul

[Greenm3]

Right got that off after a bit of swearing and disturbing the neighbours!!
Now....the o-ring is safely in the bin and im gonna attempt the o-ring and the Pipe mod....will post on progress later...

Cheers for all your help wouldnt have figured that out for a while,....

[martinjs]

I was gonna say just cut it off, once the reducer pipe is fitted there is really no need for that bolt anyway, i just left it out when i fitted mine

martin