I tidied up the brackets for the intercooler and oil cooler, rounded the edges etc. Location is looking great, I managed to fluke centralizing the intercooler. I had forgot the factory lower grill is partially blanked on the driver’s side.
With everything mounted, I “put the key in” for the first time in at least 6 months. I did this twice hearing the pump prime both times and no leaks at the rail!
I also cranked the car a few times too, no noises and no leaks. All that’s left is putting the CVs back in, filling the box with oil and delivering it to the tuner!
Following on from my previous post, I got the clutch, flywheel, motor and box in only to realize the concentric slave cylinder was leaking. Now I’m not sure if this was my doing or it was dead out of the box but I’m leaning towards the latter. Taking it apart I couldn’t see any issues, so I think something internal had failed. It was also marketed as an “upgraded’ CSC however it was almost identical to the new one I got. Thankfully, the CSC came in my clutch kit as they are ridiculously expensive alone. I also got an absolute bargain on the kit as part of a sale.
With the CSC problem, I had to delay my dyno day and I wasn’t very impressed with the support from the OEM.
We must move forward though. After a brief break from the frustration, work kicking my ass and waiting on the new CSC I eventually got it all back in with the clutch working.
I also tidied up the wiring, extended some sensors etc. It’s looking good.
Today I dummy fit the oil cooler & intercooler with associated lines. I will get Rob (the tuner) to redo most the piping, but the overall layout appears to work. The dump pipe is going to very tight – he has his work cut out for him!
Not much to do now, need to do fluids, check for leaks and that’s about it. Touch wood…
After mocking up everything I wasn’t entirely happy with the oil filter location. I think with the oil cooler installed, swapping the filter would be a very annoying task. I grabbed a right-angle oil filter adapter/housing common to the base models (without the OEM cooler). The access is now much better, and the oil filter is away from the heat source.
As I didn’t have the o-ring (which commonly fails), I filled the groove with sealant and used the “revised” gasket. It’s very tight to the drain line, but once again – clearance is clearance.
I spent a bit of time making a heat shield too. The embossed aluminum is fairly easy to work with. I will get the cuts I made to fold the outer edges tacked up as currently they are a bit flimsy. Once the dump pipe is made, I may attach a second piece per the pictures below. The injector loom was also a bit loose, so I knocked up a bracket for a p-clamp to hold it.
In more exciting news, the engine is now off the stand and on a dolly. Ready to chuck the clutch and flywheel on! Tune day, Aug 12, is coming up awfully quickly.
