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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: BazMV6 on 15 February 2009, 15:17:03
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How on earth do I get to the ICV bracket to remove it?? Seems to be a E8-ish screw holding it in place - but I can't get a socket on it, and no room to even swing an adjustable spanner... How much do I nee to remove first? Is it an engine out job??!? :o
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How on earth do I get to the ICV bracket to remove it?? Seems to be a E8-ish screw holding it in place - but I can't get a socket on it, and no room to even swing an adjustable spanner... How much do I nee to remove first? Is it an engine out job??!? :o
ICV = Idle Control Valve ? Assuming this, then you do not need to remove the bracket, just pul it out from the rubber housings ? Certainly how I did it, albeit with some stretching.....
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Ah - but that's the problem - I'm trying to replace the bracket itself, since the old one has split. Even more so now that I've hacked part of it away trying to get to the fixing... :(
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Yeah its a bugger to get to the e8 bolt...just push some stuff out the way :)
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It can be done, just carry on you will do it ;)
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There's some plastic "trunking" in the way - I can easily detach this at the front, but don't know how it's fixed at the back? If I could get that out of the way I'm sure I could do the job.
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That is the cable tray. The rear bolt for it is at the rear right hand corner of the plenum, a small torx bolt it is.
Remove that one and the one at the front and the cable tray will move a little, just enough for your bolt ;)
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Thanks Dazzler :y - getting a bit dark now, so will give it another go later in the week. The ICV is held on with rubber bands for now... :-?
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Done it! By releasing the cable tray at both ends it can be pushed down sufficiently to get a socket and extension on the bolt. :y