scooby-k

can anyone give me some tips on fitting one of these to a P1. Any problems I might get?

myp1

i had one on my old p1..depend how handy u are with a spanner as removing the old one is a bit fiddly and mine was relocated to the ns of the engine.you will also need a fuel pressure reader to set it up correctly..mine when warm was set to 3.0bar on idle

scooby-k

I think its coming with an adapter to fit in the same place as original.
ken

Richard Curtis

Getting the original reg out can be a nightmare,

Its located between the turbo and inlet manifold with two screws (upper & lower sides), its pretty tight down there and getting to the bottom one is a very difficult.

Luckily for me I was changing the turbo the same time so I could get access but even then it was so tight that a pozidrive driver could not budge it without rounding the head.

I managed to get a socket on it (since the screws were hex headed) and eventually got it out.

So, advice would be soak the wholed area in plusgas or similar penetrative fluid to help free the screws.

Get yourself a range of tools to try and get on the lower screw (I think it was 8mm, check size on the upper one), i.e. small spanners, 1/4 inch ratchet with universal joint and be prepared for the worst case of removing the turbo.

Also you may find the original rubber pipe to the new regulator by-pass is too short (since the by-pass sticks out around 10mm further). You can probably get it to fit at a push but the pipe is very tight and difficult to move.

I cut off mine and replaced it with a longer one but you may find this more difficult if not removing the turbo (a nightmare task in itself).


For a good pictoral guide see here:
http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/thread.asp?threadid=223615

Good luck

rich

scooby-k

thanx Rich that should help I'll spray it with WD40 every day till saturday.
Ken

scooby-k

anyone know where the original pipe to the oem regulator goes to?
as Rich says theres not much movement. It looks as if its clipped in place.
ken

Richard Curtis

Its only about 4 inches long and joins to one of the metal fuel pipes with the same type of clip that holds it onto the regulator(I suspect it joins to the metal fuel line that you disconnect in the pictoral instructions - middle one of three).

I think from reading another thread - if your stuck you can run the long bit of rubber fuel line supplied straight from the regulator to the input of the regulator by-pass (making the original metal fuel line redundant). Its obviously neater if you use the original metal pipe.

To get mine off I sliced the pipe with a stanley knife and peeled it back. The replacement is a lot easier to fit with a little lubrication.

Rich

scooby-k

thanks again Rich
Ken