Today is a bad day

"ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability" (italianjobr53) 12/29/2018 at 01:09 • Filed to: None

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Tried to install an Autometer boost gauge today. Started at 4pm, ended at 12:15am.

Along the way, I sheared 1 bolt, lost 2 bolts, unmounted and mounted the intercooler at least 8 times, took apart half my interior, wrestled with the gauge pod for an hour so that it will fit the Mini and the piece de resistance, I broke this connector on the fuel tank breather pipe which runs though the engine bay:

Which means that I have to buy the whole hose again:

along with the one which connect to that T junction:

Total cost for my ineptness: $172 for all them hoses and shipping. Ooh and I can’t/won’t drive the car till this is fixed, so I’m trapped in my house.

At least I have a dancy-dancy boosty gauge thingy....

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 12/29/2018 at 01:13

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ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/29/2018 at 01:20

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Totally!

I’m just frustrated that I can’t go out and drive the thing.

Tristan > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 12/29/2018 at 01:58

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Good God... How can it be this difficult?!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Tristan 12/29/2018 at 02:13

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Well, you have to take off the intercooler to get to the pressure port and there is about 5cm x 5cm x 5cm space there and 5 different hoses/cables in that space. Then I had to fit a 3-4 cm long T junction in that space. Combine that with the stupid intercooler bracket bolts dropping in the engine bay/shearing.... Dont even get me started on the gauge pod...

I mean I’m not the not useless person when it come to wrenching, I have unmounted/remounted the engine and the rear subframe but dis bish.....

Tristan > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 12/29/2018 at 02:16

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Jeez... Why isn't there an easy way to just tap into a vacuum source on the intake?!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Tristan 12/29/2018 at 02:20

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Coz:

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Tristan 12/29/2018 at 06:35

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Because BMW?

MM54 > Tristan 12/29/2018 at 12:02

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Have you seen the engine bay of one of these new Minis?

Tristan > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 12/29/2018 at 14:18

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Oh. Yeesh!

Tristan > MM54 12/29/2018 at 14:19

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Nope. It sounds like the stuff of nightmares!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 12/29/2018 at 14:26

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The engine is Chrysler, so blame Mopar.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 12/29/2018 at 15:07

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Huh, really? Did not know that!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 12/29/2018 at 15:16

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It was a JV between BMW/Rover and Chrysler tbh.

If you are interested, some fun stuff:  https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/r50-r53-hatch-talk-2002-2006/297522-in-the-beginning-the-origins-of-the-tritec-engine.html