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Altech

Ibiza PD170
Oct 3, 2007
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Are you sure it's not just frozen? I thought mine had popped off, but it turned out that it was frozen
 

Gooner_Mike

Teaching the kids
Jan 20, 2008
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id be more worried if it was in the boot lid, if it is then it will be dripping onto the boot actuator or central clocking mechanism = not good at all

When I got home tonight, I gave it a good blast with the washer jet and then quickly ran to the boot to check if anything was leaking out of the boot lock etc.... no water to speak of so I think it might be in the engine bay!
 

Gooner_Mike

Teaching the kids
Jan 20, 2008
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Fixed rear washer and another mod!

Finally got round to fixing my rear washer jet today! :D The break was in the engine bay, so I removed the airbox and found it lurking right in the depths under the ECU. :cry: Bit of a git to fix, the join doesn't seem to be the best anyway so I'm not surprised it popped off! Rerouted the pipe a bit so it was easier to get to and taped it up so it shouldn't happen there again! All put back to normal now!

Along a different line, when the airbox was out, I removed the trumpet thingey in the top bit of the box :whistle: and drilled some holes on the cold side of the bottom half of the airbox [B)] Just about to take it for a test drive to see if there is any difference... :shrug:
 

Gooner_Mike

Teaching the kids
Jan 20, 2008
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Hampshire
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Today's pictures

Up at Butser Hill, Hampshire (nice deserted country lanes around here!)

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Gooner_Mike

Teaching the kids
Jan 20, 2008
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Airbox mods

Top of airbox with no trumpet thingey
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Trumpet removed on green filter
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Wing side of lower part of airbox
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Battery side of lower part of airbox
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Airbox removed to get to split washer pipe
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This is where the popped off pipe was... nice and easy to get to!
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2 Many Ibiza's

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Looks, good! how much of a difference noise wise has it made with the drilled airbox?
 

Gooner_Mike

Teaching the kids
Jan 20, 2008
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bah wish id of seen this earlier mine came off just before new year and the stealers charged me 40 odd quid :cry:

I will give anything a go if I think I can have half a chance of doing it! I may have saved myself some money but I have now got cuts on my hands and a bad back. And I swore a lot doing it! The join seemed crap too... it seems there are loads of people on here that have had it go there!
 

Breezapom

mk4 ibiza fr 20vt
Jan 12, 2006
608
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Hampshire
I will give anything a go if I think I can have half a chance of doing it! I may have saved myself some money but I have now got cuts on my hands and a bad back. And I swore a lot doing it! The join seemed crap too... it seems there are loads of people on here that have had it go there!

ok then all in all it doesnt sound that bad payin the 40 quid :D