This DIY are for those switching your OEM FPR to a 5 bar FPR as specified by some of the 600 to 700 level turbo kits in the market. To obtain access to the FPR from the engine bay the OBDII air pump must be removed.

Remove the bolts below to dislodge the air pump frame:



Remove the bolts that hold the pump on the frame:




Take off the hose clamp from the airpump:




Move the airpump frame along with oil tube the left most side, disconnect the connector from the airpump and then slowly take the airpump out of the maze of wires and hoses:

 

Now you can see the FPR!





Take a pair of angled pliers and remove the FPR retaining clip. In this case the clip is upside down and you need to push down on the clip to remove. Make sure you have a firm grip on the FPR clip or it'll fall to the abyss.






Remove the old FPR. Mine was really stuck in there and used a wrench to leverage it out against the FPR barb. Once the old FPR is removed install the new FPR. Reattach the FPR clip:



In my case it was difficult to push back the FPR back into the rail. So I used a block of wood and leveraged a wrench against the FPR to slide it in.




All done...if you are installing an EBC and need a vac/boost source, now is the time to "tee" off the FPR vac/boost line.




Install everything reverse of dissassembly. Hope that helps. It would have helped me if I had these picts before I did the install.

 

Usefull thread

 

THANKS for doing this. Taking pics while 'in the thick of it' is sometimes a challenge- you tend to forget to snap pics at the right times. Well done.

A

 

woow very nice job, thank you !

 

Nice. The biggest pain I had, as you noted, was getting the new one seated. It took forever to get that thing popped in.

Great pics! Did you get our Greddy hooked up?

 

What are you switching this with please ??

 

awsome diy, thanks!

 

How long did this swap take you?

 

excellent DIY and thanks for posting. I'll copy this for later reference...

 

In the DIY I posted here a while back (over the winter) I didn't remove the air pump, just unbolted it and moved it to the extreme right side...

This is a 45 minute job, so long as you don't drop the clip and spend another 30 minutes trying to find it!

Mike

 

I've had some bolts and stuff dissapear into the abyss as well.

 

^^^^ LOL

Heavy, your hands are just too big for this type of thing!

MK

 

Guys-
If anyone is doing it make sure to get Mikelly's picts as well. They are shot a little further back than these and between the two sets it is a no brainer.

I did not pull the air pump- I just removed two of the bolts and pushed it out of the way....

 

I managed with the DV's. Had a lot of scrapes though. Sure was not fun trying to reach some of the stuff.