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Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« on: January 27, 2014, 03:14:14 pm »
I finally got round to trying to fit my Neuspeed CAI last week, but I'm stuffed on how to remove the OEM turbo intake pipe clamp.



I borrowed a few variations of mole grips, water pump wrenches, pliers etc but nothing would fit in the gap and grip it properly  :confused:

Do I need to buy a special tool, like below?



What did you guys all use when fitting CAIs?
« Last Edit: January 27, 2014, 03:16:07 pm by Rob. »

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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2014, 03:24:35 pm »
mole grips should work.. thats what i used. You need to use a fairly large pair, and set them up so they compress the spring and lock so you can pull the pipe off.
« Last Edit: January 27, 2014, 03:26:09 pm by richwig83 »

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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2014, 03:30:50 pm »
Yeah the special tool works the best, i have one but know idea what its called. Best thing to do once its removed is to replace it with a standard jubilee clip for easy removal next time.
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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2014, 07:45:36 pm »
Pain in the ass but as said mole grips will do the trick.
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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2014, 09:48:26 pm »
If you are really struggling.. Come up to me and ill fit it for you

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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2014, 09:57:33 pm »
If you are really struggling.. Come up to me and ill fit it for you
will you wash mine Rich if i come to you :signLOL:

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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2014, 10:18:09 am »
If you are really struggling.. Come up to me and ill fit it for you
Thanks for the offer, but it's probably a bit far just to remove a clip!

All the mole grips I tried were hitting the bulkhead and/or the timing belt cover. I removed the coolant overflow pipe to get a bit more space, but still couldn't get them to bite :(

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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2014, 10:26:01 am »
They will work.. as thats what i used to get mine off. Just do it better!!  :laugh:

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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2014, 10:35:54 am »
 :grin: fair comment!

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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2014, 11:56:16 am »
Mine was a pain in the ass to remove, don't let it turn around as it makes it even harder to remove.

if in doubt have a brew and then attack again.  :happy2:
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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2014, 09:32:57 am »
Well after I failed with borrowed tools, I got home and realised I don't even own any mole grips  :stupid:

So I invested £8 in these little beauties from eBay; worked a treat  :happy2:


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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2014, 07:30:48 pm »
Nice little tool, I struggled with exactly same bit last weekend, ended up getting them with waterpump pliers. Pipe itself still took some getting off.

Might have to invest in a pair of those for £8 worth having.

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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2014, 07:43:25 pm »
Well worth investing, don't forget if you buy tools yourself, they are yours forever.  :drinking:

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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2014, 06:19:43 pm »
Yeh. I figure I'm pretty likely to own more VWs, and no doubt they'll have some of these little buggers to undo!

In other news, the P-flo ain't half noisy  :driver:

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Re: Struggling to fit my Neuspeed P-Flo
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2014, 04:56:05 pm »
Rob, what did you find these under on eBay?