22 hours.
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22 hours.
For those that say it takes three hours to install the PR CAI has never seen the troubles that seemingly arise out of every unscrewed bolt whenever my hands are near a car hood.
What was supposed to be a simple task lasted a full 22 hours throughout the period of two days (minus time for food, bathroom breaks, and moments of frustration that lasted 5 minutes as I would repeatedly beat up every available object around me.)
From exceedingly tight screws that refused to budge, to the use of my template that was printed in error(!), I encountered every mechanical obstacle the car could possibly give me.
The worst problem was posibly when the hole saw just wouldn't cut through the car metal, and I was forced to use a small drill bit to slowly--and very tediously--drill a number of holes not less than 20 to form a circle.
Or, when the AMB sensor and its connector just wouldn't reattach together in the upper intake tube, I had to: heat the plastic connector and bend its sides to fit the curves of the tube, smelt away part of the connector head in attempts to allow it to "click" with the amb sensor, and cut away half the bump located on the connector head that allowed it to lock in with the amb sensor.
To top that off, when I had finally finished installing the CAI, my car wouldn't start! I had turned the wheel to the right for better access to the fender, and the darn security thing prevented cranking of the key while in the ignition! It was several long minutes of rage until I somehow managed to start the car.
In short, the install process was hell.
But, it is finished now, and hopefully I will never have to do it again.
The CAI now on my car was worth all that trouble though. I think. Well, I hope it was.
For those that are planning to do an install in the future, I will give you one tip: Allow _plenty_ of time for unaccounted problems that you may encounter.
What was supposed to be a simple task lasted a full 22 hours throughout the period of two days (minus time for food, bathroom breaks, and moments of frustration that lasted 5 minutes as I would repeatedly beat up every available object around me.)
From exceedingly tight screws that refused to budge, to the use of my template that was printed in error(!), I encountered every mechanical obstacle the car could possibly give me.
The worst problem was posibly when the hole saw just wouldn't cut through the car metal, and I was forced to use a small drill bit to slowly--and very tediously--drill a number of holes not less than 20 to form a circle.
Or, when the AMB sensor and its connector just wouldn't reattach together in the upper intake tube, I had to: heat the plastic connector and bend its sides to fit the curves of the tube, smelt away part of the connector head in attempts to allow it to "click" with the amb sensor, and cut away half the bump located on the connector head that allowed it to lock in with the amb sensor.
To top that off, when I had finally finished installing the CAI, my car wouldn't start! I had turned the wheel to the right for better access to the fender, and the darn security thing prevented cranking of the key while in the ignition! It was several long minutes of rage until I somehow managed to start the car.
In short, the install process was hell.
But, it is finished now, and hopefully I will never have to do it again.
The CAI now on my car was worth all that trouble though. I think. Well, I hope it was.
For those that are planning to do an install in the future, I will give you one tip: Allow _plenty_ of time for unaccounted problems that you may encounter.
Re: 22 hours.
Originally posted by Bill Wattison
For those that say it takes three hours to install the PR CAI has never seen the troubles that seemingly arise out of every unscrewed bolt whenever my hands are near a car hood.
What was supposed to be a simple task lasted a full 22 hours throughout the period of two days (minus time for food, bathroom breaks, and moments of frustration that lasted 5 minutes as I would repeatedly beat up every available object around me.)
From exceedingly tight screws that refused to budge, to the use of my template that was printed in error(!), I encountered every mechanical obstacle the car could possibly give me.
The worst problem was posibly when the hole saw just wouldn't cut through the car metal, and I was forced to use a small drill bit to slowly--and very tediously--drill a number of holes not less than 20 to form a circle.
Or, when the AMB sensor and its connector just wouldn't reattach together in the upper intake tube, I had to: heat the plastic connector and bend its sides to fit the curves of the tube, smelt away part of the connector head in attempts to allow it to "click" with the amb sensor, and cut away half the bump located on the connector head that allowed it to lock in with the amb sensor.
In short, the install process was hell.
But, it is finished now, and hopefully I will never have to do it again.
The CAI now on my car was worth all that trouble though. I think. Well, I hope it was.
For those that are planning to do an install in the future, I will give you one tip: Allow _plenty_ of time for unaccounted problems that you may encounter.
For those that say it takes three hours to install the PR CAI has never seen the troubles that seemingly arise out of every unscrewed bolt whenever my hands are near a car hood.
What was supposed to be a simple task lasted a full 22 hours throughout the period of two days (minus time for food, bathroom breaks, and moments of frustration that lasted 5 minutes as I would repeatedly beat up every available object around me.)
From exceedingly tight screws that refused to budge, to the use of my template that was printed in error(!), I encountered every mechanical obstacle the car could possibly give me.
The worst problem was posibly when the hole saw just wouldn't cut through the car metal, and I was forced to use a small drill bit to slowly--and very tediously--drill a number of holes not less than 20 to form a circle.
Or, when the AMB sensor and its connector just wouldn't reattach together in the upper intake tube, I had to: heat the plastic connector and bend its sides to fit the curves of the tube, smelt away part of the connector head in attempts to allow it to "click" with the amb sensor, and cut away half the bump located on the connector head that allowed it to lock in with the amb sensor.
In short, the install process was hell.
But, it is finished now, and hopefully I will never have to do it again.
The CAI now on my car was worth all that trouble though. I think. Well, I hope it was.
For those that are planning to do an install in the future, I will give you one tip: Allow _plenty_ of time for unaccounted problems that you may encounter.
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Re: Re: ouch..
Originally posted by Nismo
and how did this happen?
and how did this happen?
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Oh boy! My check engine light just came on!
I tried getting the ECU code but THERE WAS NO SCREW FOR ME TO TURN IN THE LITTLE BLACK BOX NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL! According to the little sticker on the box, it is an "idle adjuster"--instead of a self-diagnosis thing. I did some research and it is like this for many of the late '99 models--Just my luck!
I'm gonna disconnect the battery overnight and hopefully the CEL won't come back on.
Gosh this car just doesn't like me!!!
Apparently everything goes wrong!!!
I tried getting the ECU code but THERE WAS NO SCREW FOR ME TO TURN IN THE LITTLE BLACK BOX NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL! According to the little sticker on the box, it is an "idle adjuster"--instead of a self-diagnosis thing. I did some research and it is like this for many of the late '99 models--Just my luck!
I'm gonna disconnect the battery overnight and hopefully the CEL won't come back on.
Gosh this car just doesn't like me!!!
Apparently everything goes wrong!!!
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