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Removed my aircon today so its guide time!!
Here‘s a before photo
You will need a 7PK1345 auxiliary belt, £14-20 from eBay, I got the gates one
If you want to blank off the hole in the firewall after removing the aircon you will need a blanking plate, mine is from exoracing and here‘s the link
http://exoracing.co.uk/exoracing-honda-integra-dc5-air-con-blanking-plate-billet-black-anodized/
MAKE SURE YOU REMOVE THE GAS SAFELY BEFORE STARTING THIS
First thing you need to do is remove your front bumper, get that out the way and safe. Follow my guide here
http://www.itr-dc5.club/forum/index.php?/topic/49089-front-bumper-headlight-and-bulb-removal/
Right let‘s get started
Remove your intake whatever it might be and then your battery
Remove the battery tie, I usually just undo the bolt and then unhook the back part
Then undo the terminals, live first and then negative. Use a 10mm spanner
Now remove the outer cover, lift the battery out. You will be left with the lower black tray, remove the cable on the left and unclip the bracket holding the negative cable
Now to the aircon, I started by undoing the bracket that holds the main pipe over the top of the engine bay, if it‘s holding the throttle cable (see my relocation guide) then tighten it back up
Now head to the battery tray, follow the silver aircon pipe to a small round unit, unplug the plug and then undo the right hand (or both) 10mm bolts
Now wiggle the right hand hose free
Now head to the passenger strut and undo the join in the aircon pipe, you will need a 19mm and 17mm spanner
Now wiggle and pull the pipes apart
Now follow that hose down, unclip it from the holders and remove that pipe
Now follow the other side of the pipe you just removed, it goes into the firewall. There are 2 nuts and one centre bolt to remove, all 10mm. You will need a deep socket
My coolant clips were in the way slightly so I loosened them and slid them down the hoses out the way
Now to remove the metal bracket you need to push in the rubber, it was hard to photograph so I hope you understand, once loose you can wiggle and pull the 2 hoses free (they are one unit)
You can‘t move these far too much so just make sure they are free and move on to the next stage, this is abit right and depending on the manifold your running it might a pain in the ass. I think oem and like my skunk2 are ok, but rbc and rrc might be right
Anyway it‘s a 10mm again and you will need a wiggle end to undo it
Remove the left hand bolts and wiggle the hose free
Now you can remove that whole section, the hose goes down the floor and up and over the engine bay, take your time to remove it without bending any pipes
Ohh to unclip the look wire, there‘s a tap on the green connector, push the tap down and pull it off the bracket
You can now fit the blanking plate or do it last. I carbon wrapped mine to match my other stuff
Now head back to the battery tray and remove the other 10mm bolts and loosen the pipe
Follow this to the front of the car and undo the 10mm bolt on the aircon rad, now feed the pipe through and out
Now remove the canister thing, again it‘s a 10mm, one at the top
Now back over to the drivers side where the pump is, use the wiggle adaptor and remove the second pipe
Now to remove the aircon rad bolts, it‘s held in by one 10mm bolts each side
If you now lean the rad towards the front of the car you will see where the hose joins, undo the 10mm nut
Now remove the hose
You can now remove the aircon rad, be carefully not to damage the radiator or power steering cooling pipes
Now to jack the drivers side up, make sure you use a stand too and remove the wheel
You need to remove part of the arch liner, the 2 clips holding the lower part in and then 2 clips at the front holding the actual arch in, then bend it round over the brake disc and calliper so you have plenty of room
It‘s time to remove the auxiliary belt, the tensioner is this pulley, it‘s a 14mm
I used a 14mm spanner and 15mm spanner doing the link together trick to get more leverage. You need to pull towards the front of the car so the pulley goes backwards. This will release the tension on the belt, you need to pull it quite hard. Hold it in place and remove the belt off the top pulley
Before you remove the belt, draw yourself a diagram of the belt position. I will google it as update this post tomorrow. Now remove the belt
PUMP REMOVAL TIME, please read this before doing it
Once removed head down the wheel arch, look through the hole and you will see the pump. It‘s held in by four 12mm bolts. Before you undo anything, unclip and undo the wiring plug
Now get a 12mm spanner and remove the four bolts, 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom. You will be able to see which ones
Once these are removed, the pump will still be in place. It‘s held in by little hooks, just lift it off. Be careful as it‘s heavy and may land on your hand. You can go on from the wheel arch side and the front to use 2 hands
Next is a bracket that the pump bolts too, it‘s a paint to undo and remove so you can leave it on if you want. It‘s two 14mm bolts
To remove the pump I loosened the slam panel, I tried through the bottom for ages with no luck. I was fed up so didn‘t grab many pics
There is a 10mm bolt in the centre underneath then two 10mm bolts either side at the top. Once all are removed your slam panel will be loose
I then had enough room to lift he pump out but I might be lucky with that as the skunk2 has the perfect shape
***With a rbc, rrc or other aftermarket manifolds you might have to remove the radiator to get the pump out ***
Refit your new belt following your diagram and then put everything back, refit your slam panel, battery and intake
Here‘s some finished photos of mine. Much better without those ugly pipes
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Here‘s a before photo
You will need a 7PK1345 auxiliary belt, £14-20 from eBay, I got the gates one
If you want to blank off the hole in the firewall after removing the aircon you will need a blanking plate, mine is from exoracing and here‘s the link
http://exoracing.co.uk/exoracing-honda-integra-dc5-air-con-blanking-plate-billet-black-anodized/
MAKE SURE YOU REMOVE THE GAS SAFELY BEFORE STARTING THIS
First thing you need to do is remove your front bumper, get that out the way and safe. Follow my guide here
http://www.itr-dc5.club/forum/index.php?/topic/49089-front-bumper-headlight-and-bulb-removal/
Right let‘s get started
Remove your intake whatever it might be and then your battery
Remove the battery tie, I usually just undo the bolt and then unhook the back part
Then undo the terminals, live first and then negative. Use a 10mm spanner
Now remove the outer cover, lift the battery out. You will be left with the lower black tray, remove the cable on the left and unclip the bracket holding the negative cable
Now to the aircon, I started by undoing the bracket that holds the main pipe over the top of the engine bay, if it‘s holding the throttle cable (see my relocation guide) then tighten it back up
Now head to the battery tray, follow the silver aircon pipe to a small round unit, unplug the plug and then undo the right hand (or both) 10mm bolts
Now wiggle the right hand hose free
Now head to the passenger strut and undo the join in the aircon pipe, you will need a 19mm and 17mm spanner
Now wiggle and pull the pipes apart
Now follow that hose down, unclip it from the holders and remove that pipe
Now follow the other side of the pipe you just removed, it goes into the firewall. There are 2 nuts and one centre bolt to remove, all 10mm. You will need a deep socket
My coolant clips were in the way slightly so I loosened them and slid them down the hoses out the way
Now to remove the metal bracket you need to push in the rubber, it was hard to photograph so I hope you understand, once loose you can wiggle and pull the 2 hoses free (they are one unit)
You can‘t move these far too much so just make sure they are free and move on to the next stage, this is abit right and depending on the manifold your running it might a pain in the ass. I think oem and like my skunk2 are ok, but rbc and rrc might be right
Anyway it‘s a 10mm again and you will need a wiggle end to undo it
Remove the left hand bolts and wiggle the hose free
Now you can remove that whole section, the hose goes down the floor and up and over the engine bay, take your time to remove it without bending any pipes
Ohh to unclip the look wire, there‘s a tap on the green connector, push the tap down and pull it off the bracket
You can now fit the blanking plate or do it last. I carbon wrapped mine to match my other stuff
Now head back to the battery tray and remove the other 10mm bolts and loosen the pipe
Follow this to the front of the car and undo the 10mm bolt on the aircon rad, now feed the pipe through and out
Now remove the canister thing, again it‘s a 10mm, one at the top
Now back over to the drivers side where the pump is, use the wiggle adaptor and remove the second pipe
Now to remove the aircon rad bolts, it‘s held in by one 10mm bolts each side
If you now lean the rad towards the front of the car you will see where the hose joins, undo the 10mm nut
Now remove the hose
You can now remove the aircon rad, be carefully not to damage the radiator or power steering cooling pipes
Now to jack the drivers side up, make sure you use a stand too and remove the wheel
You need to remove part of the arch liner, the 2 clips holding the lower part in and then 2 clips at the front holding the actual arch in, then bend it round over the brake disc and calliper so you have plenty of room
It‘s time to remove the auxiliary belt, the tensioner is this pulley, it‘s a 14mm
I used a 14mm spanner and 15mm spanner doing the link together trick to get more leverage. You need to pull towards the front of the car so the pulley goes backwards. This will release the tension on the belt, you need to pull it quite hard. Hold it in place and remove the belt off the top pulley
Before you remove the belt, draw yourself a diagram of the belt position. I will google it as update this post tomorrow. Now remove the belt
PUMP REMOVAL TIME, please read this before doing it
Once removed head down the wheel arch, look through the hole and you will see the pump. It‘s held in by four 12mm bolts. Before you undo anything, unclip and undo the wiring plug
Now get a 12mm spanner and remove the four bolts, 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom. You will be able to see which ones
Once these are removed, the pump will still be in place. It‘s held in by little hooks, just lift it off. Be careful as it‘s heavy and may land on your hand. You can go on from the wheel arch side and the front to use 2 hands
Next is a bracket that the pump bolts too, it‘s a paint to undo and remove so you can leave it on if you want. It‘s two 14mm bolts
To remove the pump I loosened the slam panel, I tried through the bottom for ages with no luck. I was fed up so didn‘t grab many pics
There is a 10mm bolt in the centre underneath then two 10mm bolts either side at the top. Once all are removed your slam panel will be loose
I then had enough room to lift he pump out but I might be lucky with that as the skunk2 has the perfect shape
***With a rbc, rrc or other aftermarket manifolds you might have to remove the radiator to get the pump out ***
Refit your new belt following your diagram and then put everything back, refit your slam panel, battery and intake
Here‘s some finished photos of mine. Much better without those ugly pipes
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
