View Full Version : HELP!!! How do I get the airbox out of my Cupra?
Hey guys, Having a bit of trouble, I can't get the airbox out of the damn car I have unscrewed the bolt which is on the front right it seems to be held in by some rubber bung things one of which is on the front left of the airbox and is starting to p1ss me right off! can anyone help?
Ibiza 130 tdi
16-02-2009, 18:21
On my Sport i believe there is a ten mm bolt down on the bottom right of the air box as you're looking at it. Then a rubber bit at the back but you just give the box a forking good tug up and it should come off. If you have a strut brace you will need to remove this first....
yeah mate I took the bolt out, unscrewed the air intake pipe but thats proving to be a pain in the @ss to come out, I really cant see how I can take it out without braking something or snapping one of the airbox mounts which i wanna try and avoid. It was proper doing my head in trust SEAT to make things difficult, or im just thick lol.
Ibiza 130 tdi
16-02-2009, 18:43
yeah mate I took the bolt out, unscrewed the air intake pipe but thats proving to be a pain in the @ss to come out, I really cant see how I can take it out without braking something or snapping one of the airbox mounts which i wanna try and avoid. It was proper doing my head in trust SEAT to make things difficult, or im just thick lol.
Yeh it's much harder with the Cupra intake pipe, all other models have a smaller intake pipe and it bends a lot easier and there's a lot more room....
Like i say, i think just give it a damn good jug. It's like a V shaped rubber that goes over a peg in the engine bay. When replacing the air box it goes with a bit of thud. If I were you i'd just give it a decent yank! just don't blame me if anything does break! :lol: Might be better to ask a Cupra owner, just incase they're different for some reason!
Cupra airbox is tight .. but yes a peg+rubber at the back and one or two bolts at the front.. getting the cold air intake bit from the front grill off is a bit of a wiggle too..
cupra.al
16-02-2009, 18:57
take the screw out of the intake that goes in the airbox out once thats off i find it easyier the intake that is.
Yeh it's much harder with the Cupra intake pipe, all other models have a smaller intake pipe and it bends a lot easier and there's a lot more room....
Like i say, i think just give it a damn good jug. It's like a V shaped rubber that goes over a peg in the engine bay. When replacing the air box it goes with a bit of thud. If I were you i'd just give it a decent yank! just don't blame me if anything does break! :lol: Might be better to ask a Cupra owner, just incase they're different for some reason!
:lol: yeah when i go to the gargage Ill just say some dude on the net told me to just yank the sucker off!! haha Its a Pain in the @ss I think Damogen has removed his ill have to ask how, Seat definately slotted the engine in with a shoe horn or something its completely rammed!
Its got like a rubber clippy thing on the front left (near the battery) that the bain of my life that thing! Its not like a standard bolt.