I was just wondering how long it took you so i can scheduled it in my schedule. thanks

 

Its been sooo long (almost 9 months ) If I remember right, it probably took me 10 to 12 hours of labor? But that included replaced my FPD, replacing my injector o-rings, and I also had to order and wait on parts from the dealer. I split it up over several days too.

 

about 2 hours to throw them all away.

full non seq all the way

 

About 14 hours doing the simplification!

 

When I did it the first time it took 2 weeks because I was waiting on parts, and replacing the turbos. That was the first major job I did on the FD, and it wasn't that bad. I could do it again in about 6 hours. If you're not very mechanically inclined, I'd recommend planning on taking a week. If you get it done sooner, then you'll be happy. If you are mechanically inclined and/or have taken off the UIM before, then plan on a couple of days.

 

2days,12 beers,2 broken nipples

 

took me like 10 hours, but I had the help of a great guy who had already done the job on his FD.

Also broke 2 solenoids.
Removed EGR

 

I just did it a few weeks ago, took about 3 hours starting from scratch (all hoses missing, but engine was out of the car). I had to follow the diagram, run in and out of the house to see the color-coded one online, and double checked everything I'm sure more than twice.... It was my first time, it really isnt hard once your in there, just DONT BREAK ANY NIPPLES!

Good luck

 

im planning on going non-seq to get rid of all that ****

 

well it took me about a week. three days to be exact but the other four was waiting for parts. ziptied and used the yellow adhesive on every line possible. came out nice and clean. found out that one nipple was broken previously(by mazduh). good thing it was the double throttle one. i just removed it completely, plus i plugged them off a long time before that. it works fine now. i would be able to do it in two days no prob. working straight is a drag. i then knew why my buddy has a huge, NO HAMMERING sign in his engine bay.
kris

 

How hard is it to replace a solenoid if it is bad?

 

cool, thanks for the info. any one in the richmond virginia area that would like to share time in helping me do the vaccum lines? beer,food, etc. is on me. I have all the necessary material, unless I break something. I am hoping to do it in less than 6 hours. Please help.

donnie

I would go non-seq. but I still have a warranty on it and it may cause unwanted headaches.

 

OK, I guess I could give you a hand. 1 Keg of Becks, and 4- 6$ burgers from Hardees and we got a deal! You already got the lines right?

 

I just finished mine last month, total time spent bent over the car was 10-12 hours. I took my time, and was very careful, and still broke a solenoid and a check valve! My UIM and TB were being polished, and my car isn't a daily driver, so I wasn't in a hurry. I think I could have done it in 6-8 hours, or over the course of a weekend if I had to. Just read all you can, and study the diagrams before attempting, as the more familiar you are, the better!

Good luck!

 

OK, I got rid of all of that **** ... but I see people mentioning breaking nipples and stuff so I thought I'd throw this in here just in case you're not doing this and to help people in the future. When you take an old hose off, slit the end with an X-acto or a sharp utility knife and it'll come right off (actually most of them tend to almost fall off from being hardened by the underhood temps). If you're having trouble putting one on, which you really shouldn't, use a light spray of silicon spray (that stuff is great).

 

I took me 6 months, but it was while the car was off the road for the winter and I took my time. I broke a few solenoids and ended up hacking off the bracket which holds the rack to the engine cause of a stripped screw. I later on found out that that bracket also holds the fuel lines so that took a while to replace. Also I ripped all the hoses out instead of doing them one at a time. That made it harder to put back. I ended up printing out the 700K color vacuum routing diagram from Robinette's site and tapign it into a 6' by 4' tall diagram and slowly put them back. All in all though it was only 12 hours or so actually spent under the hood.

 

Don't break your nipples. This was potentially a $130 mistake, but fortunately Dont_Be_A_Rikki sold me just the one I broke for $25. Even though I only gave him $10 for shipping, he Saturday overnighted it to me, which cost him $17, and was considerate enough to put some silicone hoses on it and pack it in a polishing cloth. What a guy!

 

It took me 4 hours to do mine, but that was after everything was removed so yeah I was working slow. Just a tip I wanted to add, when removing all the old hoses from the solenoids and even the rack sometimes they are real tough to get off. I used an x-acto hobby knife and carefully slit each hose and made sure it split open on the connections, this made it very easy to remove and I didn't break anything. It probably added an extra hour to the job.

Matt

 

I would also reccomend that you buy some wire labels. This way you can number the hoses and where they go. You can usually pick these up at an electronics store.

 

Do you guys use and type of sealent on the ends of the hoses other than the zip ties?

 

FYI and FWIW,

Strongly recommend you read or download the report on hose material contained in Item 7 of this webpage, if you have not already.

http://www.geocities.com/sdrx7_club/technical.html

A really worst-case test, but best to know. Turned me off of silicone hoses completely.

---- Bill

 

You should use the sealant on the lines that do not have a bulge type fitting on them. Zip ties do no good what so ever on the type of lines. Use the zip ties for the lines that have bulges on them. These bulges keep the zip tie from sliding off the line.

 

wow!! whats up with that experiment! I am really surprise at the result. someone please tell me what type of vaccum lines you are using? I have silicon and quite frankly , am kinda scared after reading that report.

how much is that Viton stuff any ways?

 

Where can I buy viton hoses?