dohboy78 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 So I decided to fit my spangly new Airtec Intercooler today. I jacked the car up using the jacking point... only to hear creaking and a big bang. Looked under and found this! WTF!! Not happy.So decided to carry on anyways. Took forever to strip the oldintercooler out. Stupid ford putting the jubilee clip screw on the topof the pipe... completely inaccessible from underneath. But I persistedand finally got if out. Thenoffered up the Airtec to find their is no way on gods earth it willfit. At this point I had had enough and decided to have my lunch andcome back and have a look to make sure I wasn't being a divvy! Butno...Not only is it too tall and wide, but it fouls these... (Look in the hole where you can see the ground... there is a square bit o plastic) (Top of the pic) whatever they are?? Just not enough space... So my favorite task... put every !Removed! thing back again. Cue cursing, scraped knuckles and thing getting thrown around!! So basically my only day off in 14, and I have fitted 4 well nuts and my newly painted fog lights! Not happy in the least. Have messaged John-ST3 who is going to have a look in a few weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Ouch, not good mate, how much has this cost you so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohboy78 Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 The intercooler?? Ouch, not good mate, how much has this cost you so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Parts and additional tools you paid for to do the job? Where did the intercooler come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohboy78 Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Already had tools. Only need a socket set and some screwdrivers, jack and axle stands. Intercooler was £350 direct from Auto Specialists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Give thema call, send them the photo's, they may have labelled the part incorrectly for your car, or may genuinely be of the disillusion that it fits your car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohboy78 Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Give thema call, send them the photo's, they may have labelled the part incorrectly for your car, or may genuinely be of the disillusion that it fits your car... Yeah going to do that if John-ST3 can't get it in! He's a very good mechanic... I am not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Is that another member who lives close by? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohboy78 Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Not sure if he is a member on here... Met him through FocusSTOC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Definately worth getting him to have a nosey, might just save you a headache in the long run if he can get it to work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooge75 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 haha you jacked your car up on a jack without a bit a wood etc? a fine mess stanley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohboy78 Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 haha you jacked your car up on a jack without a bit a wood etc? a fine mess stanley! True... I'm a douche! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooge75 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 no mate. Far from it. we've ALL done the same thing. actually its a good thing that you've showed that photo as it'll maybe make some folk that've been jacking up cars under sills(even though they're the correct jacking points),think twice about doing so,with small jack/jack-cups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohboy78 Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Bought a sill protector cup now... Will try and straighten the sill out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooge75 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 If it was my car,I dont think i'd chance jacking it up on that side by the sill,after you've sorted it.how are you going to straighten it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohboy78 Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 If it was my car,I dont think i'd chance jacking it up on that side by the sill,after you've sorted it.how are you going to straighten it? Big hammer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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