Fighting with air/oil separator
Armed with Pelican and Pedrosgarage DIYs I jacked my 97 up and crawled under to dislodge and swap ou a faulty oil separator. Geez, it took me 20 mins just to locate it from the underside and it seems nearly impossible to get to it laying on my back.
Did I miss something? Do I need to remove the bottom panels or come in through the wheel well to get at it? It's cold in the garage and I don't want to freeze to death trying to figure it out. Thanks. Jb |
Did mine for the first time a month ago. Yes, it was a bigger pain than I expected. It was easier underneath when I got the O2 sensor wires out of the way by unscrewing that bracket and swinging them to the side. Not sure if that's the same on a 2.5 (I have 00 2.7).
If you don't have one, get one of these. I wasted a couple hours trying to get the last clamp back on without one. Got so freakin' close everytime. Then done in one shot when I finally got this for 15 bucks or so at an auto parts store. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1416679860.jpg |
Oh, and my arms were twisted around in some funky ways up there, but it is possible to do without removing anything major.
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There's a nice write up by Brad Roberts a few years ago.
http://986forum.com/forums/159178-post17.html http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/18090-air-oil-seperator-write-up-4.html See if you have a new hose with the new AOS (See Attached pic). If you do have a new hose just cut the old hose instead of trying to loosen the clamp. This will save you a lot of time and having to buy a special tool. When reinstalling I used a standard clamp and used a socket to tighten. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/Hose1416684008.jpg |
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