I have just been doing a bit of maintanence on my car today, checking things over for this weekends TOTB2 test day. The handbrake is now fighting fit for the handling course.

I checked the operation of the IC spray and to my horror noticed one was a very gentle mist, the other was a dribble. Thats not good.

So i took the nozzles off and just using my fingers spun a 1mm drill down the nozzle from the water entry end, this dragged out some crap that was blocking the flow of the water.

Refitted them and i now have a proper IC spray pattern throwing plenty of water at the intercooler, eureka.

I live in a soft water area too, so you southern jessies may have more of an issue than me with your calcium enriched water suplies.

Got to be worth 10BHP.

 

wouldn't of thought you'd need water spray with all the rain up there

Does your shellsuit wear the suede seat trim out quicker?

 

Have found that the aquamist nickle plated nozzles do quite a good job of corrossion resistance. Brass nozzles don't last long.

 

these are plastic, it was just crap in the nozzle, not corosion.

It's Top up here James, you are confusing me with a scouser.

 

PMSL at the thought of JF in a Shell Suit!!!

What kind of water do you use John? Tap water? If you use De-Ionised water, I don't suppose this would be a problem?

Matt

 

My I/C spray switch (manual) doesn't seem to work (neither does the automatic for some reason

If I pull the wires out of the manual switch and touch them together it works - just a bit dangerous to do this on the road

 

i bet some muppet has swapped the plugs round on your switches. Mine didnt work either when i bought the car because the plugs were in the wrong switches

No need for de-ionised water up here, we have the cleanest water in the UK (plus it would be silly cost when i get through a full tank in 13 miles)

 

LOL - 13 miles

I'm still on the original water the car came with...

Matt

 

Just Drive Faster!

 

LOL - the new STi uses the spray hardly ever automatically, from what I can make out - not like the old STi where the tank lasted 5 mins of hard use...

Matt

 

are you sure it does actually have an auto function?

 

I'm not persaonlly convinced but there has been some discussion on the board recently and several people say it certainly has. Mike Wood has apparently confirmed this also.

Perhaps because I don't take mine above 6000 rpm very often/much has something to do with it (no power up there on the standard car)

Matt

 

Thanks for the tip anyway

Les

 

doesnt the handbrake lock all 4 wheels tho?

 

Not on a TypeRA, it will on a UK turbo.