Hi folks
Looking for some advice on replacing the fatter aircon pipe on my 40th AE which is leaking around the clip holding it to the underbody just behind the front wheel. Quoted over £500 by Newcastle OPC so thought I wold have a look myself.
Having taken off all the plastic covers front and rear can see both joints, the front one being up under one of the plastic. covers in the frunk. Because of the very convoluted route of the pipe it bends around several angles under the wheel arch and is also clamped there to the body before it goes through the inner wing and into the frunk where the actual joint is.. Basically the only way I can see to get it out and then back in again is to remove the black plastic box (see photo) which sits just under the fuel filler pipe inside the wing. If this is the case can anyone advise how to get this box out - can only see one fixing for it and even with this removed it feels like there is something else holding it. Anyone taken one of these off and knows how it comes out?? Can't understand why they didn't put a joint further down in the same place as the thinner pipe has one - would have been straightforward then!! Also not entirely sure what the black box is - answers on a post card.
Cheers.......Ian
Looking for some advice on replacing the fatter aircon pipe on my 40th AE which is leaking around the clip holding it to the underbody just behind the front wheel. Quoted over £500 by Newcastle OPC so thought I wold have a look myself.
Having taken off all the plastic covers front and rear can see both joints, the front one being up under one of the plastic. covers in the frunk. Because of the very convoluted route of the pipe it bends around several angles under the wheel arch and is also clamped there to the body before it goes through the inner wing and into the frunk where the actual joint is.. Basically the only way I can see to get it out and then back in again is to remove the black plastic box (see photo) which sits just under the fuel filler pipe inside the wing. If this is the case can anyone advise how to get this box out - can only see one fixing for it and even with this removed it feels like there is something else holding it. Anyone taken one of these off and knows how it comes out?? Can't understand why they didn't put a joint further down in the same place as the thinner pipe has one - would have been straightforward then!! Also not entirely sure what the black box is - answers on a post card.
Cheers.......Ian