Got the pressure check taken care of on the intake system and re-installed the engine.
Also took delivery of another part for the ‘big’ build – Audi B5 RS4 intake manifold.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Aftermarket part pains
Sometimes ‘upgrading’ to aftermarket parts creates unintended consequences. In the process of removing and reinstalling the engine a couple of times I’ve found there are some aftermarket parts that are not conducive to an efficient pain free process.
Two items that are particularly noteworthy in this respect are shown below.
The Apikol transmission mounts use a very long bolt to secure them in place, this creates problems when trying to install the mounts.
I’ve found that it can take as long to get these bolts into the mounts as it does to install the engine. I’ve wrestled with these bolts for up to an hour each time during two engine installations. The best method I have come up with is to bend back the heat shield over the Apikol transmission mount, put the motor back in place so that the holes in the bracket and mount are aligned, raise the front of the engine with the hoist, and then put my floor jack under the car to raise the rear of the transmission. If I lift the engine and transmission a couple of inches I then have enough clearance to wiggle the bolt through.
Engine Pull Déjà vu
Once more the temperatures cooperated and I resumed the work pulling the motor back out to identify where the intake leak was at.
It was the clamp shown below.
It had not been pushed back far enough onto the compressor inlet, so that when it was tightened it merely started to wrap the silicone connector around the inlet, allowing some air to escape during the intake pressure check.
Tomorrow I’m going to hook up the rest of the intake, Intercoolers and Bipipe, and run another pressure check to verify that all of the clamps are now tightened correctly and adequately – then back to work putting the motor in the car again.