Any one able to tell me how to remove the stock intercooler on an '02 Sti UK?

I cant see a way to remove the hoses on the bottom. Reckon there is a knack to it

Thanks,

James.

 

I swapped mine over today (MY00) and I guess the newage is the same

two bolts (one either side, although I guess you figured that )
undo the jubilee clip on the intercooler to throttle
undo the jubilee clip on the intercooler to turbo (turbo end)
remove the dump valve pipes

lift out the intercooler

10 minutes max

 

Cheers, I shall have a look

James.

 

and plenty of patience to put it back on... It will go just be gentle...



J

 

Mine was a complete doddle to put back on, much faster than removing it

 

Do 02 STi's have strutbraces? If so you might consider removing that first to create a little bit more room.

 

It's much more fiddly for those of us with two turbos

You get the left turbo feed on, then the right one pops off. And vice-versa....

Rich. (Legacy GT-B)

 

The intercooler to turbo pipe can be quite difficult to get off the turbo. It takes patience and careful levering with a couple of large screwdrivers or the like. Sometimes a fiddle to get it back on too. Have to be careful not to split it.

Les

 

The Turbo pipe is a right royal PITA to get back on. I ended up using a 12" long socket wrench to coax it back on.

Not something I want to do often

Sonic, you're a mechanical God or just damn lucky with your car

Stefan

 

LOL

Im no mechanical god, although I have replaced gearboxes in the past in pitch black (but that was a very long time ago)

Mine must have been easy, although I imagine the oil on the pipe made it slide some, in fact I actually found the Samco hose more difficult to get back on, than the OE one