2.0 LSJ Engine: How to install Injen Hydroshield
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How to install Injen Hydroshield
After nearly hydro-locking my car and being stuck on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck for more than an hour, I decided to finally get a hydro-shield for my intake.
Every time it would rain the car would run like bunghole, can't go WOT.. ETC #LSJPROBLEMS
I picked up my hydro-shield from turbo tech racing
Injen Hydro-Shield Chevrolet Cobalt 2.0/2.2/2.4 for Injen Intake Systems - Air Management - Turbo Tech Racing, LLC
Anyways, on to the instructions.
Approximate time: 25 minutes (may be faster with a better jack)
First of all you're going to need some basic hand tools.
A 7mm ratchet
Flat head screw driver
Hands
Jack, Jackstands
Begin by loosening the lug nuts on the front driver side wheel
Next you will need to jack the front driver side up
(this is where you will want to strategically place the jack-stands underneath the car to ensure YOUR safety. )
Remove the wheel
In the wheel well, you will need to remove a select number of screws
I hate the plastic push ins so i just left mine there.
Now you can bend out the plastic and access your intake
Look at how wet and nasty it is right under the filter.. FML
Use your flat head screw driver to loosen the metal clamp so you can remove the pod filter
When the filter is removed you can now wrap your hydro-shield over it
Once wrapped, you can now re-install the pod filter onto the intake
Replace the screws in the wheel well and underneath the front drive side lip
Replace the wheel and re tighten the lug nuts
Lower the car back down and secure the lug nuts
Now ride, in confidence knowing that a little bit of rain won't slow you down
Every time it would rain the car would run like bunghole, can't go WOT.. ETC #LSJPROBLEMS
I picked up my hydro-shield from turbo tech racing
Injen Hydro-Shield Chevrolet Cobalt 2.0/2.2/2.4 for Injen Intake Systems - Air Management - Turbo Tech Racing, LLC
Anyways, on to the instructions.
Approximate time: 25 minutes (may be faster with a better jack)
First of all you're going to need some basic hand tools.
A 7mm ratchet
Flat head screw driver
Hands
Jack, Jackstands
Begin by loosening the lug nuts on the front driver side wheel
Next you will need to jack the front driver side up
(this is where you will want to strategically place the jack-stands underneath the car to ensure YOUR safety. )
Remove the wheel
In the wheel well, you will need to remove a select number of screws
I hate the plastic push ins so i just left mine there.
Now you can bend out the plastic and access your intake
Look at how wet and nasty it is right under the filter.. FML
Use your flat head screw driver to loosen the metal clamp so you can remove the pod filter
When the filter is removed you can now wrap your hydro-shield over it
Once wrapped, you can now re-install the pod filter onto the intake
Replace the screws in the wheel well and underneath the front drive side lip
Replace the wheel and re tighten the lug nuts
Lower the car back down and secure the lug nuts
Now ride, in confidence knowing that a little bit of rain won't slow you down
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And if it is easier to remove the bracket and head lamp, i didn't think of it. LOL just seemed to make more sense to go through the wheel well because it gives you direct access to the clamp that holds the pod filter on.
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On the Cobalt LSJ's there is no way an arm is going to fit all the way down the hole to get to the pod filter on the intake.
And if it is easier to remove the bracket and head lamp, i didn't think of it. LOL just seemed to make more sense to go through the wheel well because it gives you direct access to the clamp that holds the pod filter on.
And if it is easier to remove the bracket and head lamp, i didn't think of it. LOL just seemed to make more sense to go through the wheel well because it gives you direct access to the clamp that holds the pod filter on.
its just 2 different ways to skin the same cat!!!!ha ha ha ha
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take out 6 screws holding headlamp and bezel in, reach down and slide hydro shield over, its not hard and it takes maybe 10 mins. you have enough room not to worry.
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jus a heads up.. bought mine off of amazon for EXTRA cheap, and just to let you know.. YES IT WORKS WONDERS.. but you gotta have that inner tire guard, i didn have one and my engine locked up from a friggin puddle of water... and constant water from a wet road without the inner tire well makes for hydroshield no work... but now i have the inner tire well and **** works like a champ... not a single water problem..
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