R S stamped lower inlet

[boomerbang2006]

Hi,am going to attempt to swap over my standard lower inlet for an r s stamped one tomorrow,any words of advice would be greatly recieved.,Car is a ph1.

 

[Fred@BTM]

bit of a t**t to do!

 

[boomerbang2006]

Oh great,is it just pull and twist and will i need a plastic hammer fred?

 

[Fred@BTM]

getting it out with the aux belt still on is a right nightmare!!

 

[boomerbang2006]

Oh.

 

[Andyman]

Just remember the jack for supporting and the nasty side bolt

 

[boomerbang2006]

Eh,what nasty side bolt....really?,mmmm.

 

[Andyman]

Theres a bolt on the side above the pulleys.

Jack the car up
Support the engine via the sump (piece of wood between jack and sump for protection)
Remove upper Plenum and anything which would get in the way
Remove fuel guard
Remove fuel pipe from rail
Remove fuel rail.
Remove all the front bolts of the inlet
Remove side bolt (might have to jack car up to gain access)
And then shuffle inlet out


Think thats about it lol

 

[boomerbang2006]

Actually ive just seen that bolt,attatched to the belt pulley/arm thingy,i can see thats the tricky bit.Thanks for the info guys,will let you know how i get on tomorrow.:S

 

[boomerbang2006]

I just couldn`t get to the bolt under the bracket so i`ve given up,went to four ashes renault specialists and they have quoted me £100+ to fit it so i`ll leave it for now.

 

[la21t]

I was gonna do this too but cant be arsed for half a bhp lol

 

[Andyman]

I just couldn`t get to the bolt under the bracket so i`ve given up,went to four ashes renault specialists and they have quoted me £100+ to fit it so i`ll leave it for now.

£100 quid jeezuz i wouldn't bother mate if thats the case.

Did you jack the engine up to gain you more access ?

 

[wocka]

I can still help you mate if your in no rush ?? Ive just started my new job so abit comited to that atm

I managed to do it by myself without doing one before, just got stuck in and tackled it, did piss me off though haha

 

[wocka]

£100 is way ott. I wouldnt go there after they did my engine change, they rushed bits.... Like the bolts they put in my coilpack were to small and they rattled loose, i found 2 bolts that hadnt been tightend etc

 

[Fred@BTM]

^to be fair its about right, by the time you **** about it'll be knocking on for 2 hours labour = £108 at my place

 

[Gt rob]

il help with wocka if needs be matey, shouldnt be too hard, can prob do it at me works if you need?

 

[wocka]

Actually fred ur right. I didnt think about the time it takes lol just the work Involved

I said u would prob help rob, he pm'd me a few weeks back askin if we would help, i just said to double check rs stamped inlets fit

 

[boomerbang2006]

Ok wocka n gt rob just let me know where and when and i`ll meet up.It doesnt seem a bad job just fiddly and if you know what you`re doing it helps unlike me.

 

[Gt rob]

il get wocka to sort out place date etc

 

[boomerbang2006]

Excellent gt rob,just to confirm the r s stamped inlet should fit the ph1?,shouldnt it?

 

[Gt rob]

im not too sure mate tbqh, do a search on here mate