Sw20 Mr2 intercooler

[Rumad]

Hi does anyone know the easiest way to remove the intercooler from an sw20 mr2? I'm having a sod of a time with it... My a/c tensioner bolt is seized and the only way i can see to get the cooler out is to release the tension on that pulley to make room to get it past. Tried dropping that side of the engine off its mount to try get the whole engine a lil bit lower and that has helped a wee bit but still not enough to get the core out

Catch 22 situation really cos i need to get the core out so i can get at that seized bolt but need to undo the bolt to get cooler out...ARGH!! lol any advice or help greatly appreciated thanx

[Akane]

lolololol

Good ol' MR2 intercooler without dropping the engine.

You can do it, but since your tensioner bolt is stuck, hmmmm. The place it was catching for me was the engine brace.

Try dropping one of the engine mounts on the intercooler side, and let the engine drop down, I remember I had to do that.

[Rumad]

argh yea i had a feeling that mite be the case...dropped the engine on that mount u spoke of already and then tried undoing the back one also hoping o mite be able to get the engine back a bit to help the cause but still not playin ball unfortunately losing a bit of blood over it so far so tempted to just rip the thing out and bin it for the aftermarket setup i been wanting to do for a while now... Pity cos that means its gonna b off the road just that lil bit longer....AND I MISS BOOST DAMMIT!! Lol

[Akane]

The intercoolers are worth like $10 so get your angle grinder out if you have to, just make sure you disconnect the pipes and block them off, you don't want metal shavings in your car. I even thrown my old one in the bin, nobody wants them.

Or if you're a perfectionlist, just drop the damn engine down, but more trouble than it's worth, angle grinder it imo.

[Rumad]

Hmmm k cheers bud, just wasnt too sure if i was letting myself in for more dramas binning it lol...been off the road 8 months now and trying to make the most of the 2 weeks i got off to do cam belt, clean it up and get this stupid gbox sorted etc....Oh and puttin h/duty clutch and mods...hehe summer is gonna be great (if i get it going...lol)

[MR2SIK]

I got mine out without dropping the engine, but in the process the hook on the engine ended up through the core, so thats probably not much help, although if you have more patience with all things automotive than I do, then you may be able to get it out in one piece.

[touge rolla]

Hmm I can't remember mine being that difficult to remove but I guess I had already removed the AC pump a few months prior.
Anyhow I still have mine in one piece if you break your one.

[Prymal]

Dynamite Dion , that would work

otherwise - do you want to look at the other setup or something more suitable that we have talked about ?

[Rumad]

HAHA! SUCCESS!! Lol, managed to get the bloomin thing out (alot easier once i found the bolts that hold the bottom bracket to the core n took that off!). Minimal damage to the core, lotsa bent fins so may just take you up on that offer thanx Touge Sooner i'm boostin again the better lol...N yea Stu, definitely time to start gettin serious with the plumbing i reckon

[Akane]

Glad to hear, 8 Months off the road is nothing. There are guys on this board who had their car off the road from the day I heard about toyspeed till now.

[Rumad]

Far out... Lol i only got mine bak on the road about a month before the current problem hit. Before that was off the road for about a year which was sucky enough :s Bugga that having it off the road that long tho lol