Forget TIP Install - Help!

[Plautos]

And Plautos no you don't need to trim it at all. Infact you need every bit of it to make it fit. Its 'as tight as a nun's bum' one would say.

Yes it is a nightmare!

But I'm still fighting!

Thanks!

[mozzzy_2000]

Yes it is a nightmare!

But I'm still fighting!

Thanks!

I found that mine was virtually impossible to fit until I took that black coolant pipe bolt completely out. However be warned that its tricky getting it back into the bracket!

[Blitzen]

I found that mine was virtually impossible to fit until I took that black coolant pipe bolt completely out. However be warned that its tricky getting it back into the bracket!

This is the main thing you should do for some extra swinging room when it comes to putting on the TIP, also putting the car in neutral, and undoing the 3 13mm bolts that hold the cable guides for the shift linkages. This give you a bit more room too.

[mozzzy_2000]

This is the main thing you should do for some extra swinging room when it comes to putting on the TIP, also putting the car in neutral, and undoing the 3 13mm bolts that hold the cable guides for the shift linkages. This give you a bit more room too.

I was a bit iffy doing this. Is this the bracket that seems to be bolted to the top of the diff casing where cables go through? I found they were ok and could be manouvered around because they have a fair amount of give to them but I really didn't want to be touching those transmission cables in case I did something wrong to them, which for me is highly likely. I did after all drop an allen key, airboxs screw AND a socket head all into the engine bay! lol. But I guess if you did get those cable bolts loose the extra room would be usefull. However the coolant pipe bolt is a necessity I found & cannot be avoided.

[Blitzen]

No need to be iffy so long as the car is in neutral, but its good that exercised caution and forethought before you did it...I'm glad you got it all sorted though Mozzy, good for you.

To Plautos...Try wiping some soapy water or liquid soap around the inner surface of the TIP Flange where it meets the Turbo. This helped me greatly. Also, swearing at it loudly, and threatening violence against it will get it in.

[Plautos]

I found that mine was virtually impossible to fit until I took that black coolant pipe bolt completely out. However be warned that its tricky getting it back into the bracket!

I tried several approaches, the most effective was removing the bolt of the coolant line with someone under the car guiding the TIP to the turbo. Putting the bolt back in place wasn’t easy too.

Patience, lots of patience.. and some bad words!

[Plautos]

[QUOTE=Blitzen;276864]No need to be iffy so long as the car is in neutral, but its good that exercised caution and forethought before you did it...I'm glad you got it all sorted though Mozzy, good for you.

To Plautos...Try wiping some soapy water or liquid soap around the inner surface of the TIP Flange where it meets the Turbo. This helped me greatly. Also, swearing at it loudly, and threatening violence against it will get it in.[/QUOTE]

ahhahahahaha Yes! The swearing and violence part were key tools! They help me a lot!!