Need Help on FMIC Install !

magicman90 · 02-08-2008, 09:43 PM

Hey guys im doing a 18G upgrade and I am also installing a FMIC SSauto Chrome Kit on my 06 WRX ...... but I ran into a big problem ....

Heres the problem:

On the drivers side of the wheel well there are 2 hard line ( rubber tubing with metal tubes running threw them .... ) The lines are in the same Hole where the Windshild Wiper Fluid resivour sits .... The 2 hard lines are RIGHT in the way of the Hole where the intercooler piping fits into !

Has anyone run into this problem and know the fix for it !?

Heres a Pic:

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magicman90 · 02-08-2008, 10:15 PM

Anyone else run into this problem ??

camshaft06 · 02-08-2008, 10:21 PM

Maybe lay out your pipes, and make sure you have the correct placement? I have never done this, but I have seen a ton of people that have, with no issues. Take a minute and lay it all out to be sure.
That's just a guess, but maybe worth while.

magicman90 · 02-08-2008, 10:40 PM

its layed out right .... my friend does NOT have these lines on his 05 WRX ! ... the pipe HAS to go threw right where the lines are.

Woodward · 02-08-2008, 10:56 PM

I have the SSAC fmic on my '06 and dont remember having problems right there. Can you maybe bend them out of the way a little bit?

magicman90 · 02-08-2008, 11:02 PM

nope .... The car is auto so i think there tranny coolers lines they gotta be

Woodward · 02-08-2008, 11:09 PM

Ooo. Maybe. I know I only had to remove the washer fluid and that was it. Sure you can't bend them a little?

4ST-AIR · 02-08-2008, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magicman90

nope .... The car is auto so i think there tranny coolers lines they gotta be

Wait!!?? You have an auto turbo charged car????

magicman90 · 02-08-2008, 11:17 PM

im not posting to be raged on .... im posting for help k thx

wRxbeater11 · 02-08-2008, 11:20 PM

Yea it seems that auto's have those hard lines there. Try and see if they will flex out of the way. Though be care not to kink one of them, def. wouldn't be good.

altima04 · 02-08-2008, 11:22 PM

i also did not have this problem at all. im thinking since u have an auto everything would be placed differently around the engine bay? I have never heard of this issue, good luck though.

02-08-2008, 09:43 PM	#1
magicman90 Scooby Newbie Member#: 137815 Join Date: Jan 2007	Need Help on FMIC Install ! Hey guys im doing a 18G upgrade and I am also installing a FMIC SSauto Chrome Kit on my 06 WRX ...... but I ran into a big problem .... Heres the problem: On the drivers side of the wheel well there are 2 hard line ( rubber tubing with metal tubes running threw them .... ) The lines are in the same Hole where the Windshild Wiper Fluid resivour sits .... The 2 hard lines are RIGHT in the way of the Hole where the intercooler piping fits into ! Has anyone run into this problem and know the fix for it !? Heres a Pic: * Registered users of the site do not see these ads. Last edited by magicman90; 02-08-2008 at 10:11 PM.

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02-08-2008, 10:15 PM	#2
magicman90 Scooby Newbie Member#: 137815 Join Date: Jan 2007	Anyone else run into this problem ??

02-08-2008, 10:21 PM	#3
camshaft06 Scooby Specialist Member#: 149694 Join Date: May 2007 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Santa Cruz, CA Vehicle: 2005 Stage 2 Sti CGM	Maybe lay out your pipes, and make sure you have the correct placement? I have never done this, but I have seen a ton of people that have, with no issues. Take a minute and lay it all out to be sure. That's just a guess, but maybe worth while.

02-08-2008, 10:40 PM	#4
magicman90 Scooby Newbie Member#: 137815 Join Date: Jan 2007	its layed out right .... my friend does NOT have these lines on his 05 WRX ! ... the pipe HAS to go threw right where the lines are.

02-08-2008, 10:56 PM	#5
Woodward Scooby Specialist Member#: 102424 Join Date: Dec 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Patterson, CA Vehicle: 2003 Tundra GrEy	I have the SSAC fmic on my '06 and dont remember having problems right there. Can you maybe bend them out of the way a little bit?

02-08-2008, 11:02 PM	#6
magicman90 Scooby Newbie Member#: 137815 Join Date: Jan 2007	nope .... The car is auto so i think there tranny coolers lines they gotta be

02-08-2008, 11:09 PM	#7
Woodward Scooby Specialist Member#: 102424 Join Date: Dec 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Patterson, CA Vehicle: 2003 Tundra GrEy	Ooo. Maybe. I know I only had to remove the washer fluid and that was it. Sure you can't bend them a little?

02-08-2008, 11:17 PM	#9
magicman90 Scooby Newbie Member#: 137815 Join Date: Jan 2007	im not posting to be raged on .... im posting for help k thx

02-08-2008, 11:20 PM	#10
wRxbeater11 Scooby Specialist Member#: 12682 Join Date: Nov 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Middle East, Asia	Yea it seems that auto's have those hard lines there. Try and see if they will flex out of the way. Though be care not to kink one of them, def. wouldn't be good.

02-08-2008, 11:22 PM	#11
altima04 Scooby Specialist Member#: 104134 Join Date: Jan 2006 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Alexandria VA Vehicle: 2006 STI White	i also did not have this problem at all. im thinking since u have an auto everything would be placed differently around the engine bay? I have never heard of this issue, good luck though.